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soluble Definition

solu·ble (sälyə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be dissolved; able to pass into solution
  2. capable of being solved

Etymology: ME < MFr < L solubilis < solvere: see solve

soluble Related Forms
solu·bly adverb
soluble Synonyms

soluble

modif.

capable of disintegration, capable of decomposition, dissolvable, solvable*, solvent, dissoluble, emulsifiable, dispersible, resolvable, water-soluble, fat-soluble.

soluble Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: The team based at Aberdeen University has developed a method of making the drug soluble for the first time.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The enzymes break down large molecules into smaller ones so the food becomes soluble.

Modifies a noun

  • fiber: Apple Powder - is a great source of water soluble fiber to help maintain a healthy digestive system.
  • vitamin: Excess intakes of fat - soluble vitamins are not recommended.
  • fiber: To help prevent heart disease, you should consume approximately 7 grams of soluble fiber per day.
  • aspirin: Then the girl behind the counter couldn't identify soluble aspirin, despite my pointing them out to her.
  • chromium: Metallic chromium has an oxidized surface and no soluble chromium is released.
  • insulin: A soluble regular insulin that has had chemicals added to prevent insulin crystals forming.

Modifying Another Word

  • sparingly: None of the carbonates is anything more than very sparingly soluble.
  • poorly: Sulfur hexafluoride is an inert, innocuous gas, poorly soluble in aqueous solutions.
  • readily: The inner layer is readily soluble in any agents which are capable of breaking disulfide linkages.
  • slightly: Slightly soluble salts do the most damage as they expand below the surface and can push the surface off.
  • highly: Nearly all copper salts are highly soluble in water.
  • very: Hydrogen fluoride is very soluble due to hydrogen bonding with water molecules.

Preposition: in

  • solvent: They are quite soluble in the usual organic solvents of low polarity.
  • water: Nearly all copper salts are highly soluble in water.
  • alcohol: This is poorly soluble in water but much more soluble in alcohol.
  • fat: Pyrethroids are much more soluble in fats than in water; they are therefore able to rapidly reach the target cells within the insects.
  • blood: Diffusion hypoxia Nitrous oxide is forty times more soluble in blood than nitrogen.
  • solution: Sulfur hexafluoride is an inert, innocuous gas, poorly soluble in aqueous solutions.

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