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soluble

soluble

10 3.7
Able to dissolve in a liquid, especially water
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɑːljəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : soluble (en agua)
  • Sugar is soluble in water, making it easy to sweeten beverages.
  • water-soluble
  • soluble salts
  • soluble vitamins

These are big labels, soluble and insoluble fiber.

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Examples

  • You can use high degrees of pressure to separate the fat and water soluble compounds.

  • They do not have the little water soluble symbol like these do.

  • Gas is more or less soluble at high temperature.

  • "Sugar is a little crystal that we know is water soluble," she explains.

    Academic text (2005)
  • It is soluble in water.

  • Nitrates are stable and soluble, so complex and expensive water treatments are often required to remove them.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It's water soluble.

  • According to specifications, compost must have a soluble salt content of four mmhos or less.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Alloying elements, such as copper, zinc, and manganese, become soluble at this temperature.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In chemistry, two fluids are said to be miscible if they are completely soluble in all proportions.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

water-soluble
vssoluble
3 3.9

A thing that dissolves in water

is the broader term for breaking up in any liquid
dissolvable
vssoluble
1 3.5

Disappears when you put it in water

is used when the breaking up is often in water
dissoluble
vssoluble
  • Specialized
7.4

Can break into small parts and mix into a liquid like water

is about becoming mixed into a liquid rather than falling apart

Antonyms

insoluble
  • Specialized
2 6.4

Not able to dissolve in water

Compounds

A thing that dissolves in water

fat-soluble
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Able to dissolve in fat or oil rather than water

fat-soluble vitamin
  • Specialized
1 2.9

A vitamin that mixes with fat and stays in body fat

soluble glass
  • Specialized
7.5

A thick sticky liquid that coats or glues surfaces and helps preserve eggs

soluble RNA
  • Archaic
5.3

A small RNA that carries amino acids to where proteins are made

water-soluble vitamin
  • Specialized
3.7

A vitamin that dissolves in water and is not stored, so you must take it often

How Soluble

soluble
  • Specialized
10 3.7
insoluble
  • Specialized
2 6.4

Surface Forms

soluble positive
solubler comparative
solublest superlative

Morphology

soluble = solve (semi-transparent) = solv + able

The root 'solv' is related to 'solve', but the specific meaning of 'able to be dissolved' is a specialized extension.

Etymology

Soluble comes from the Latin verb solvere, which means 'to loosen' or 'to dissolve'. The same root is in the common word solve, so a soluble substance 'loosens' and mixes into a liquid.