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
Other Word Forms
- dissolubility noun
- dissolubleness noun
- redissoluble adjective
- redissolubleness noun
- redissolubly adverb
- undissoluble adjective
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 Literature
I felt how frail, how dissoluble, were the fiery links that bound my feeble spirit to that strong immortal.
From Project Gutenberg
On the other hand the golden mean between an easily dissoluble relationship, more like an alliance than a federation, and a national system resulting from synoecism was practically never attained in early Greek history.
From Project Gutenberg
Making stout fishing line from a fragile, naturally dissoluble material was challenging.
From Seattle Times
Marriage must be made dissoluble, because, while divorce was impossible, indissoluble unions meant misery for many men and women.
From Project Gutenberg
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