soluble

[ sol-yuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being dissolved or liquefied:

   a soluble powder.

2. capable of being solved or explained:

   a soluble problem.

noun

1. something soluble.

soluble

/ ˈsɒljʊbəl /

adjective

1. (of a substance) capable of being dissolved, esp easily dissolved in some solvent, usually water
2. capable of being solved or answered

soluble

/ sŏl′yə-bəl /

1. Capable of being dissolved. Salt, for example, is soluble in water.

Derived Forms

• ˈsolubleness, noun
• ˈsolubly, adverb

Other Words From

• solu·ble·ness noun
• solu·bly adverb
• inter·solu·ble adjective
• non·solu·ble adjective
• non·solu·ble·ness noun
• non·solu·bly adverb
• un·solu·ble adjective
• un·solu·ble·ness noun
• un·solu·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of soluble¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin solūbilis, equivalent to Latin solū-, variant stem of solvere to loosen, dissolve + -bilis -ble

Word History and Origins

Origin of soluble¹

C14: from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere to dissolve

Example Sentences

Since THC is fat soluble, it stays in the system much longer than alcohol.

From The Daily Beast

The pesticides and fungicides applied to grapevines are not water-soluble.

From The Daily Beast

Amorphous urates are readily soluble in caustic soda solutions.

From Project Gutenberg

In its pure state it is a transparent and colourless gas, having a peculiar pungent smell, and highly soluble in water.

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They exist in the soil in particular states of combination, in which they are scarcely soluble in water.

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It is extremely soluble in water, and can be obtained in large transparent prismatic crystals, as in common sugar-candy.

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It is soluble in alkalies, and precipitated from its solution by acids, and in all other respects agrees with vegetable caseine.

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Related Words

• dissolved