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
In the outset, obviously, if the soul be an immaterial entity, its natural immortality follows; because death and decay can only be supposed to take effect in dissoluble combinations.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
Even this imperfect and dissoluble connection has been but little attended to.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
And yet not easily dissoluble links were being forged with her race, which has anticipated Positivism in vitalizing history by making it religion.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel
Women held a very high position, and the marriage tie was very free, so as to be practically, it would appear, dissoluble by mutual consent.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock
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