dissoluble
Americanadjective
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capable of being dissolved.
tablets dissoluble in water.
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capable of being destroyed, as through disintegration or decomposition.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of dissoluble
1525–35; < Latin dissolūbilis, equivalent to dissolū-, stem of dissolvere to dissolve + -bilis -ble. See dis- 1, soluble
Example Sentences
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But no one found the words thoughtless or untrue, for Beth still seemed among them, a peaceful presence, invisible, but dearer than ever, since death could not break the household league that love made dissoluble.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us.
From Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Marriage will not only be lighter, but more dissoluble.
From What is Coming? by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The Greek Church holds that marriage is dissoluble in case of adultery, but not till a probationary period has elapsed during which a bishop or priest mediates with a view to reconciliation.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
It instinctively desires that either the bond should be dissoluble, or that the subjects of it should be sacramentally strengthened to maintain it.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry
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