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solubleness

solubleness

7.2
The ability to dissolve in a liquid like water
  • noun
  • /səˈluːbəl.nəs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : solubilidad
  • The solubleness of sugar in water is well known.

Examples

  • The solubleness of salt in water makes it easy to prepare saline solutions.

  • The chemist was interested in the solubleness of the new compound in organic solvents.

  • Different chemicals have different levels of solubleness depending on temperature and pressure.

  • High solubleness is essential for effective drug delivery.

  • The solubleness of sugar in water allows it to easily sweeten beverages.

  • The solubleness of salt in water is vital for creating brine solutions used in cooking.

  • Different factors such as temperature affect the solubleness of various substances in liquids.

Synonyms

solubility
vssolubleness
  • Specialized
2 4.8

How well a substance dissolves in a liquid like water

is the general quality of being able to dissolve, not only technical use
dissolubility
vssolubleness
  • Specialized
8.9

How easily a substance mixes into a liquid

is the same meaning but is a different word form

Antonyms

insolubility
  • Specialized
8.7

Does not dissolve in water or other liquids

How Soluble

solubleness
  • Archaic
7.2
insolubility
  • Specialized
8.7

Surface Forms

solubleness singular
solublenesses plural

Morphology

solubleness = soluble (transparent) = soluble + ness

Derived straightforwardly from the adjective 'soluble' with the nominalizing suffix '-ness', yielding the expected meaning 'the quality of being soluble'.

Etymology

Solubleness comes from soluble, which comes from the Latin solvere meaning 'to loosen' or 'to untie', the same root as solve and solution. So solubleness is how easily something can be 'loosened' or 'dissolved' in a liquid.