resoluble

[ ri-zol-yuh-buhl, rez-uhl- ]

/ rɪˈzɒl yə bəl, ˈrɛz əl- /

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adjective

capable of being resolved.

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Origin of resoluble

1595–1605; <Late Latin resolūbilis, equivalent to Latin resolū-, variant stem of resolvere to resolve + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM resoluble

re·sol·u·bil·i·ty, re·sol·u·ble·ness, noun

Words nearby resoluble

Resnik, resocialization, resoil, resojet engine, resole, resoluble, resolute, resolutely, resolution, resolutioner, resolutive

Other definitions for resoluble (2 of 2)

resoluble²

[ ree-sol-yuh-buhl ]

/ riˈsɒl yə bəl /

adjective

able to be redissolved.

Origin of resoluble

First recorded in 1830–40; re- + soluble

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British Dictionary definitions for resoluble (1 of 2)

resoluble

/ (rɪˈzɒljʊbəl, ˈrɛzəl-) /

adjective

another word for resolvable

British Dictionary definitions for resoluble (2 of 2)

re-soluble

/ (riːˈsɒljʊbəl) /

adjective

capable of being dissolved again

Derived forms of re-soluble

re-solubleness or re-solubility, nounre-solubly, adverb

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