dissoluble

[ dih-sol-yuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being dissolved: tablets dissoluble in water.

  2. capable of being destroyed, as through disintegration or decomposition.

Origin of dissoluble

1
1525–35; <Latin dissolūbilis, equivalent to dissolū-, stem of dissolvere to dissolve + -bilis-ble. See dis-1, soluble

Other words from dissoluble

  • dis·sol·u·bil·i·ty, dis·sol·u·ble·ness, noun
  • re·dis·sol·u·ble, adjective
  • re·dis·sol·u·ble·ness, noun
  • re·dis·sol·u·bly, adverb
  • un·dis·sol·u·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dissoluble

dissoluble

/ (dɪˈsɒljʊbəl) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for soluble

Origin of dissoluble

1
C16: from Latin dissolūbilis, from dissolvere to dissolve

Derived forms of dissoluble

  • dissolubility or dissolubleness, noun

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