dissoluble

[ dih-sol-yuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being dissolved:

   tablets dissoluble in water.

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

dissoluble

/ dɪˈsɒljʊbəl /

adjective

1. a less common word for soluble

Derived Forms

• disˌsoluˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissoluble¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissoluble¹

C16: from Latin dissolūbilis, from dissolvere to dissolve

Example Sentences

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

Like the commonest form of marriage, it was consummated without any ceremony, and was dissoluble at will.

From Project Gutenberg

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

The law of the Catholic Church treats marriage as a sacramental contract dissoluble only by death, but the Hindu law goes further by declaring against the remarriage of widows.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dissolved