Dissolution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008225",
  "term": "Dissolution",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process of chemical weathering of bedrock in which the combination of water and acid slowly removes mineral compounds from solid bedrock and carries them away in liquid solution. Also called chemical solution.\n\n2. Dissolving of a substance in a liquid solvent (e.g., water).",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "USGS Geology in the Parks",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dissolution/"
}