water-soluble

[ waw-ter-sol-yuh-buh l, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌsɒl yə bəl, ˈwɒt ər- /

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adjective

capable of dissolving in water.

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Nearby words

water-repellent, water-resistant, water-sick, water-ski, water-soak, water-soluble, water-trap stomach, water-tube boiler, water-vascular system, water-wave, water-witch

Origin of water-soluble

First recorded in 1920–25

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for water-soluble

The pesticides and fungicides applied to grapevines are not water-soluble.
A Wine Revolution|Sophie Menin|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This compound is water-soluble, but caffein can not be extracted from the crystals with anhydrous solvents.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
The antiscorbutic vitamine is soluble in water, and therefore is termed by some the “water-soluble C” factor.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Hence, they must be in water-soluble form before they can be utilized by plants.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

As is well known, yeast possesses the water-soluble vitamine in marked concentration.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
At least two "determinants" are thought to be concerned in the nutrition of growth, a fat-soluble and a water-soluble substance.
Food Poisoning|Edwin Oakes Jordan