Soluble Definition

sŏlyə-bəl
adjective
That can be dissolved; able to pass into solution.
Webster's New World
Possible to solve or explain.
Soluble mysteries.
American Heritage
Capable of being solved.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Soluble

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin solūbilis from Latin solvere to loosen leu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French soluble.

    From Wiktionary

Soluble Sentence Examples

  • It is soluble in water and is very poisonous.

  • It is easily soluble in hot nitric acid.

  • The powder is soluble in alcohol and strong solutions of alkalis, such as ammonia.

  • It forms small needles, very sparingly soluble in water.

  • The glycols are somewhat thick liquids, of high boiling point, the pinacones only being crystalline solids; they are readily soluble in water and alcohol, but are insoluble in ether.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOL

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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soluble

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With E