dis·sol·u·ble

[dih-sol-yuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being dissolved: tablets dissoluble in water.
2.
capable of being destroyed, as through disintegration or decomposition.

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

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·b·ly, adverb
un·dis·sol·u·ble, adjective
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dissoluble (dɪˈsɒljʊbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
a less common word for soluble
 
[C16: from Latin dissolūbilis, from dissolvere to dissolve]
 
dissolu'bility
 
n
 
dis'solubleness
 
n

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Both marriage and remarriage rates are declining, while less formal, more easily dissoluble unions are on the rise.
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