The dissolving of salt in seawater is a gradual process that depends on water temperature and agitation.
盐在海水中的溶解是一个渐进过程，取决于水温和搅动。
Which choice best defines “dissolving”?
A — Becoming incorporated into a liquid. “dissolving” means becoming incorporated into a liquid.
Which word means “becoming incorporated into a liquid”?
C — dissolving. “dissolving” means becoming incorporated into a liquid.
dissolving — becoming incorporated into a liquid. In Chinese: 溶解.
dissolving is pronounced /dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/.
The dissolving of salt in seawater is a gradual process that depends on water temperature and agitation. (盐在海水中的溶解是一个渐进过程，取决于水温和搅动。)
melting, liquefying, disintegrating — all close in meaning to dissolving (becoming incorporated into a liquid).
solidifying, crystallizing — each the opposite of dissolving (becoming incorporated into a liquid).
Yes. dissolving is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.