"dissolvable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dissolvable [comparative], most dissolvable [superlative]
Etymology: dissolve + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dissolve|able}} dissolve + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} dissolvable (comparative more dissolvable, superlative most dissolvable)
  1. Capable of being dissolved. Synonyms: soluble
    Sense id: en-dissolvable-en-adj-r1KuQyn3

Noun

Forms: dissolvables [plural]
Etymology: dissolve + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dissolve|able}} dissolve + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} dissolvable (plural dissolvables)
  1. Something that can be dissolved, especially a form of tobacco that dissolves in the mouth instead of being chewed.
    Sense id: en-dissolvable-en-noun-E1bNwG2o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 25 75

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