The viscid substance with which it is coated is not readily dissolvable in water; indeed, water seems to have the effect of hardening it, so that the line' wears longer than might be expected.
"Tropic Days"
E. J. Banfield
The dominion of the former was sporadic and easily dissolvable; that of the latter was solid, and liable to be destroyed only by some mighty cataclysm.
"The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)"
John Holland Rose
The House rejected this answer as well, asserting that the present power of Virginia resided in the Burgesses, who were not dissolvable by any power extant in Virginia but themselves.
"Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660"
Wilcomb E. Washburn