solubility

[ sol-yuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

the quality or property of being soluble; relative capability of being dissolved.

Origin of solubility

First recorded in 1670–80; soluble + -ity

Other words from solubility

in·ter·sol·u·bil·i·ty, noun

Words Nearby solubility

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How to use solubility in a sentence

Once promising candidates have been found, quantum computers could also help optimize critical attributes like absorption and solubility.
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Some instances are known where the solubility of a salt is increased by the addition of a salt with a common ion.
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See p. 141 in regard to the form the solubility-product takes in the case of a salt of this type.
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Vide Bodlnder, on the solubility of calcium carbonate, Z. phys.
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The solubility-product constants, for similar salts, are a measure of their solubilities in water.
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It is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz

British Dictionary definitions for solubility

solubility

/ (ˌsɒljʊˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

nounplural -ties

the ability of a substance to dissolve; the quality of being soluble
a measure of this ability for a particular substance in a particular solvent, equal to the quantity of substance dissolving in a fixed quantity of solvent to form a saturated solution under specified temperature and pressure. It is expressed in grams per cubic decametre, grams per hundred grams of solvent, moles per mole, etc

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