Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To separate, as what is joined by solder; disunite; dissolve; break up.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to divide; to sunder.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To reverse the process of soldering, such as by breaking the joint and removing the solder

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb remove the soldering from

Etymologies

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un- +‎ solder

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Examples

  • Just cut between the two elbows and then unsolder the elbows from the pipes they are attached to.

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  • The story line he is pitching with his struggles as a leader came as he formed the Avengers and dealing with the unsolder/vigilante like personalities of Stark, Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor etc.; who kind of viewed him as a cheesy golden boy do-gooder.

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  • It is a good idea to unsolder the metal clips from the circuit board that were used to hold the battery, and then solder the wires into the holes they were in.

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  • The result is that the blade and block get hot enough near the teeth of the blade to unsolder or weaken the teeth on the blade.

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  • But you must be careful not to unsolder the cylinder from its standard or the parts of the gland.

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  • If strained when very hot it is apt to unsolder the strainer.

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  • Cut off a piece of steel rod of the proper length and unsolder the ends.

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  • Be careful not to unsolder the spindle bearing, a thing which cannot happen if the bearing is kept cool by an occasional drop or two of water.

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  • Different from the OBD-I Civic and Integra ecus, which you must add some extra parts, the OBD-0 Civic and CRX ecus do have a stock chip that can be replaced, making it simpler in a way, but tougher at the same time in another, because you will need to unsolder the stock chip, which is held with soldering in both top and bottom sides of the circuit board.

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  • Different from the OBD-I Civic and Integra ecus, which you must add some extra parts, the OBD-I Accord and Prelude ecus do have a stock chip that can be replaced, making it simpler in a way, but tougher at the same time in another, because you will need to unsolder the stock chip, which is held with soldering in both top and bottom sides of the circuit board.

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