Definition

Adjective: - Capable of dissolving: Describes a substance that can be dissolved, typically in a liquid, or something that can be broken down or dispersed.

Usage

The word "dissolvable" is used to describe the property of a material or substance. It indicates that the item can be dissolved, often meaning it will mix uniformly into a liquid solvent to form a solution. It can also describe abstract things that can be terminated or dispersed.

Examples

• Physical Substance:

  • The medication comes in a dissolvable tablet form. (The tablet is designed to dissolve in water or in the mouth.)
  • Sugar is highly dissolvable in hot water. (Sugar can easily dissolve in hot water.)

• Abstract Concept:

  • The agreement included a dissolvable clause. (The agreement contained a provision that allowed it to be terminated.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: In chemistry, "dissolvable" specifies a solute's ability to dissolve in a particular solvent under given conditions.
  • Not all polymers are dissolvable in organic solvents.
• Legal/Business Context: Can describe partnerships or contracts that can be legally terminated.
  • They formed a dissolvable partnership for the single project.

Variants and Related Words

• Dissolve (verb): To cause a solid to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution; to bring to an end.
• Dissolution (noun): The process of dissolving or the act of formally ending something.
• Dissolubility (noun): The quality of being dissolvable; solubility.
• Soluble (adjective): A more common synonym, especially in scientific contexts, meaning capable of being dissolved.

Synonyms

• Soluble: Able to be dissolved, especially in a liquid.
• Meltable: Capable of being melted (though this implies heat, not just liquid solvent).
• Disintegrable: Capable of breaking into small parts.

Antonyms

• Insoluble: Incapable of being dissolved.
• Indissoluble: Incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, or undone.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Dissolvable film: A thin layer of material designed to dissolve, often used for packaging or breath strips.
• Dissolvable stitch: A surgical suture designed to dissolve in the body over time.

Adjective

1. capable of dissolving