Толковый словарь английского языка - solution

noun Etymology: Middle English solucion explanation, dispersal of bodily humors, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, solutio, from solvere to loosen, solve Date: 14th century 1. an action or process of solving a problem, an answer to a problem ; explanation, 2. an act or the process by which a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance is homogeneously mixed with a liquid or sometimes a gas or solid, a homogeneous mixture formed by this process, the condition of being dissolved, a bringing or coming to an end or into a state of discontinuity