water-soluble
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of water-soluble
First recorded in 1920–25
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Vocabulary lists containing water-soluble
Nutrition - Middle School
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"But a lot of people don't realize it's also often poorly soluble, so we have to find ways to transform it into water soluble forms and deliver it effectively."
From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025
The new dye spray, developed by scientists at the University of Bath, is water soluble and has low toxicity.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024
The spilled asphalt material is not water soluble, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023
She chemically modified the fatty acids by converting them to ethyl esters, a form that was water soluble and could be injected without the harm done by the raw oil.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023
Like all resins, these are insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies, but precipitated on neutralization of the alkaline solution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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