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alcohol-soluble

alcohol-soluble

1 5.3
Able to dissolve in alcohol
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: soluble en alcohol
  • Certain vitamins are alcohol-soluble and dissolve readily in ethanol.

Examples

  • The laboratory determined that the compound was alcohol-soluble through a series of tests.

  • The pigment is alcohol-soluble, making it easy to remove from most surfaces.

  • The dye is alcohol-soluble.

  • Many alcohol-soluble compounds are used in cosmetics.

  • Certain vitamins are alcohol-soluble and dissolve readily in ethanol.

  • The laboratory determined that the compound was alcohol-soluble through a series of tests.

  • Many alcohol-soluble compounds are used in cosmetics.

Surface Forms

alcohol-soluble positive

Morphology

alcohol-soluble = alcohol + soluble (transparent) = alcohol + soluble

The compound combines 'alcohol' and 'soluble' to mean 'able to be dissolved in alcohol', a straightforward literal composition.

Etymology

Alcohol-soluble combines alcohol and soluble. The word alcohol comes from Arabic 'al-kuhul', first meaning a fine powder and later the liquid we call alcohol. The word soluble is like solve and means 'able to be dissolved', so alcohol-soluble means 'able to be dissolved in alcohol'.