dissolvable
dissolvable — adjective
- dissolvablepositive
- more dissolvablecomparative
- most dissolvablesuperlative
1. describes something — usually a solid like a tablet, pill, or thread — that will
describes something — usually a solid like a tablet, pill, or thread — that will melt away when placed in water or another liquid, leaving no solid pieces behind.
Owen swallowed the dissolvable pain tablet with a small sip of warm water.
collocation: dissolvable tablet / pill
The surgeon closed the small wound with dissolvable stitches that vanish in about ten days.
collocation: dissolvable stitches / sutures (medical)
Chiara packed her laundry into dissolvable bags that break apart in the washing machine.
These powdered vitamin sachets are dissolvable in cold or hot water within seconds.
Apinya bought dissolvable laundry pods because they leave no plastic waste in the drain.
- soluble
more technical/scientific; common in chemistry and pharmacy labels
- water-soluble
narrower — specifically dissolves in water, not other liquids
- meltable
informal; usually refers to heat-melting rather than liquid-dissolving
- insoluble
scientific opposite — cannot be dissolved
- non-dissolvable
plain-English opposite, often used for permanent stitches or fixed parts
用法筆記
Most often used attributively before a noun (dissolvable stitch / tablet / bag) rather than after 'be'. The substance is the subject of dissolving; the liquid is the agent introduced by 'in'.