dissolvable

English

Etymology

From dissolve +‎ -able.

Adjective

dissolvable (comparative more dissolvable, superlative most dissolvable)

1. Capable of being dissolved.

   Synonyms: dissoluble, soluble

   Antonyms: undissolvable, indissoluble, insoluble

Derived terms

• dissolvableness
• indissolvable
• nondissolvable
• undissolvable

 

Noun

dissolvable (plural dissolvables)

1. Something that can be dissolved, especially a form of tobacco that dissolves in the mouth instead of being chewed.
   • 1965, Marshall B. Kreidberg, Herman H. Field, Problems of Pediatric Hospital Design:

     Disposables and dissolvables may soon lessen the need to return goods which have been used or worked with.