Feloldó

Feloldó is a Hungarian term formed from the verb feloldani (to dissolve, to release). The prefix fel- combined with oldani yields an adjective or noun used in several domains to denote something that dissolves, releases, or resolves. The word is found in scientific language as well as in figurative expression.

In chemistry and materials science, feloldó refers to a solvent or dissolving medium. A feloldó szer or feloldó közeg denotes the substance or environment that brings another substance into solution. The capacity to dissolve is described as feloldóképesség or, more generally, oldhatóság. In practical contexts, feloldó oldat or feloldó folyadék may be used to indicate a liquid that dissolves a substance.

Figuratively, feloldó can describe actions or effects that relieve tension or resolve conflicts. A feloldó beszélgetés is a conversation that helps to ease a dispute, and feloldó hatás refers to a releasing or calming effect. In music theory, feloldás is the standard term for resolution of a dissonance; feloldó is sometimes used in descriptive phrases to indicate processes that lead toward resolution, though feloldó akkord is less common than feloldás.

The term appears mainly in compound forms such as feloldó hatás, feloldó anyag, feloldó közeg, and feloldó oldat. While more frequent in technical or literary contexts than in everyday speech, feloldó retains the core sense of bringing something into solution, release, or resolution. See also oldódás, oldószer, oldat, feloldás.