dissoluble

[ dih-sol-yuh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being dissolved: tablets dissoluble in water.
capable of being destroyed, as through disintegration or decomposition.

Origin of dissoluble

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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How to use dissoluble in a sentence

If, to avoid this, you made marriage dissoluble, you would really make women the slaves of their husbands.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie Stephen
But marriage, it is said, would be too lightly entered into if it were so easily dissoluble.
Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be | Annie Besant
In consequence, he has believed this agent immortal; not dissoluble like the body.
The System of Nature, Volume 1 | Paul Henri Thiery (Baron D'Holbach)
The ground has been taken that woman would lose her dignity if marriages were dissoluble.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) | Robert G. Ingersoll
I felt how frail, how dissoluble, were the fiery links that bound my feeble spirit to that strong immortal.
Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 | Elizabeth Sheppard

British Dictionary definitions for dissoluble

dissoluble

/ (dɪˈsɒljʊbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for soluble

Origin of dissoluble

C16: from Latin dissolūbilis, from dissolvere to dissolve

Derived forms of dissoluble

dissolubility or dissolubleness, noun

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