soluble
/'sɔljubl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- (Of a substance) capable of being dissolved in a liquid, especially water: Describes a solid, liquid, or gas that can mix uniformly with a solvent to form a solution.
- Capable of being solved or explained: Describes a problem, puzzle, or mystery that can be resolved or understood.
Usage and Examples
- Describing a substance's property:
- Sugar is soluble in water. (Sugar can dissolve in water.)
- This vitamin is fat-soluble, not water-soluble. (This vitamin dissolves in fats, not in water.)
- Describing a problem or puzzle:
- The mystery was complex but ultimately soluble. (The mystery was complex but could be solved.)
- We believe the technical issue is soluble with our current resources. (We believe the technical issue can be resolved with our current resources.)
Advanced Usage
- "Freely soluble": A term often used in chemistry to indicate a substance dissolves readily in a given solvent.
- Sodium chloride is freely soluble in water.
- "Soluble fiber": A specific nutritional term for a type of dietary fiber that dissolves in water to form a gel-like substance.
- Oats are a good source of soluble fiber.
Variants and Related Words
- Solubility (n): The quality or degree of being soluble; the maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved in a given solvent under specific conditions.
- The solubility of this compound increases with temperature.
- Insoluble (adj): The direct antonym, meaning incapable of being dissolved or solved.
- Sand is insoluble in water. The riddle seemed insoluble.
Synonyms
- Dissolvable: Capable of being dissolved (for substances).
- Solvable: Capable of being solved (for problems).
- Explainable: Capable of being explained.
Antonyms
- Insoluble: Not able to be dissolved or solved.
- Indissoluble: Incapable of being dissolved or decomposed.
Adjective
- susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained
- the puzzle is soluble
- (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)