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solubilization

7.7

Changing a substance so it dissolves or mixes into a liquid

noun
/səˌljuːbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Specialized

: solubilización

The solubilization of the drug improved its effectiveness in the treatment of the disease.

Examples

The protein solubility was higher in the alkaline region, with maximum solubilization (92%) observed at pH 10.

Academic text (2014)
Researchers focused on the solubilization of the compound to enhance its absorption in the body.
Effective solubilization of these ingredients is crucial for the success of the new formulation.

Synonyms

dissolution

vssolubilization

Specialized

2 6.8

The process of a substance mixing into a liquid, like sugar in tea

is about causing or increasing how easily a substance mixes into liquid

dissolving

vssolubilization

3.0

A process where something mixes into a liquid to make a mixture

focuses on making something more able to join with liquid rather than the joining itself

solvation

vssolubilization

Specialized

9.3

Liquid molecules surround and mix with small particles or ions to make a solution

names the wider process that makes substances more able to mix in liquids

How Dispersed

solubilization

Specialized

7.7

peptization

Specialized

9.9

flocculation

Specialized

1 9.4

precipitation

Specialized

1 7.2

Surface Forms

solubilization singular

solubilizations plural

Morphology

solubilization = solubilize (transparent) = soluble + ize + ation

Formed by adding the deverbal noun suffix '-ation' to the verb 'solubilize' (itself 'soluble' + '-ize'), so the process meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Solubilization comes from the Latin root solub- meaning 'to loosen' or 'to dissolve', the same root you see in soluble and solution. So, solubilization is the process of making something 'able to dissolve' in a liquid.