dissolvent

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If dissolvent ideas do make their way, it is because the society was already ripe for dissolution.

From On Compromise by Morley, John

Therefore love is a dissolvent: therefore it is a corruptive and a wounding passion.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

The Italian kingdom is the fruit of the alliance between the strong monarchical principles of Piedmont and the dissolvent forces of revolution.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

On the traditional conception of romantic love inherited from medieval days there can be no doubt that this influence has been highly dissolvent.

From The Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock

I would not advise, however, the use of aqua-regia, the infallible dissolvent of gold, because it would disorganize the leather.

From Book Repair and Restoration by Buck, Mitchell