dissoluble en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin dissolubilis, itself from dissolvere (“to dissolve”) (from dis- (“apart”) + solvere (“to solve”) + -bilis (“-able”).
Meanings
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Which can be dissolved or disintegrated.
[T]he Pebles, Pyritæ, Amber, or other like Nodules, vvhich happened to be repoſed in thoſe Cliffs, amongſt the Earth ſo beaten dovvn, being hard, and not ſo diſſoluble, and likevviſe more bulky and ponderous, are left behind upon the Shores, being impeded, and ſecured, by that their bulk and vveight, from being born along vvith the Terreſtrial Matter into the Sea.
1695, John Woodward, “Part IV. Of the Origin and Formation of Metalls and Minerals.”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC, page 220:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dissoluble | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dissoluble | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
undissolvable · indissoluble · indissoluble · insoluble
Coordinates
Deriveds
dissolubleness · dissolubility · undissoluble
Synonyms
dissolvent · soluble · disintegrative · dissolvable
Translations (3)
bg разтворим (which can be dissolved or disintegrated) · ja 溶ける (which can be dissolved or disintegrated) · ja 溶かせる (which can be dissolved or disintegrated)