Also means
melting
Usage Note
Scioglimento comes from sciogliere ('to dissolve, melt') and covers melting ice, dissolving a body or breaking up an organisation. Note scioglimento del parlamento ('dissolution of parliament'); the plural is scioglimenti.
Examples
"Lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai preoccupa."
Natural Translation
The melting of the glaciers is worrying.
Literal Translation
The melting of-the glaciers worries.
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