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dissoluble

dissoluble

7.4
Can break into small parts and mix into a liquid like water
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈzɑːljəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : disoluble
  • Some types of plastic are dissoluble in certain solvents, which is useful for recycling.

Examples

  • If the marriages of nonbelievers, including baptized nonbelievers, are nonsacramental, as I have argued, then they are also dissoluble according to the norms of canon 1143.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Sugar is dissoluble in water, making it easy to sweeten drinks.

  • The medicine is dissoluble in liquid, ensuring quick absorption into the body.

Synonyms

soluble
vsdissoluble
  • Specialized
10 3.7

Able to dissolve in a liquid, especially water

is more general and does not specify water as the solvent
dissolvable
vsdissoluble
1 3.5

Disappears when you put it in water

has identical meaning and is an alternative form used in similar contexts

Antonyms

indissoluble
  • Specialized
8.8

Not able to dissolve in water

How Soluble

dissoluble
  • Specialized
7.4
insoluble
  • Specialized
2 6.4

Surface Forms

dissoluble positive

Morphology

dissoluble = dissolve (semi-transparent) = dissolve + ible

The meaning is clearly based on 'dissolve', but the less common Latinate '-ible' spelling makes the formation slightly less obvious to learners.

Etymology

Dissoluble comes from Latin parts dis- meaning 'apart' and solvere meaning 'to loosen', the same root as in dissolve and solution. So something that is dissoluble can be 'loosened apart' in a liquid and disappear into it, which is why it means 'able to be dissolved'.