solubilize

[ sol-yuh-buh-lahyz ]

/ ˈsɒl yə bəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), sol·u·bi·lized, sol·u·bi·liz·ing.Chemistry.

to make soluble, or to increase solubility.

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Also especially British, sol·u·bi·lise .

Origin of solubilize

1925–30; soluble + -ize, with -i- inserted as in solubility

OTHER WORDS FROM solubilize

sol·u·bi·li·za·tion, noun

Words nearby solubilize

solstice, solstitial, Solti, solubility, solubility product, solubilize, soluble, soluble glass, soluble RNA, solum, solunar

How to use solubilize in a sentence

There are two rough classes of cleaning agents, solubilizing agents and chemically reactive agents, says Joseph Topczewski, a chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota.
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If released in root exudates, other types of flavonoids can, with a little help from the root microbiome, solubilize iron, copper, and zinc in the rhizosphere.
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British Dictionary definitions for solubilize

solubilize

solubilise

/ (ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make or become soluble, as in the addition of detergents to fats to make them dissolve in water

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