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Webster 1913 Edition
Soluble
Sol′u-ble
,Adj.
1.
Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution;
as, some substances are
. soluble
in alcohol which are not soluble
in waterSugar is . . .
soluble
in water and fusible in fire. Arbuthnot.
2.
Susceptible of being solved;
“More soluble is this knot.” as, a
; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; soluble
algebraic problemas, the mystery is perhaps
. soluble
Tennyson.
3.
Relaxed; open or readily opened.
[R.]
“The bowels must be kept soluble.” Dunglison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Soluble
SOL'UBLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
soluble
soluble
English
Adjective
soluble (comparative more soluble, superlative most soluble)
- Able to be dissolved.
- Sugar is soluble in water.
- Able to be solved or explained.
- A mystery that is easily soluble.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
able to be dissolved
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able to be solved or explained
Anagrams
Catalan
Adjective
soluble m, f (masculine and feminine plural solubles)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- hidrosoluble
- solubilitat
French
Etymology
From Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere.
Adjective
soluble m, f (plural solubles)
Antonyms
- (soluble): insoluble