Having the capacity or quality of dissolving; characterized by or promoting dissolution.
From dissolve + -ative (Latin suffix meaning tending to or characterized by). Combines Latin dissolvere with the -ative agent suffix.
Stomach acid is dissolvative—hydrochloric acid literally dissolves proteins and other complex molecules, breaking them into smaller pieces your body can absorb. Your stomach's dissolvative power is one reason you can't store strong acids there.
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