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soluble

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɑɫjəbəɫ// UK //sˈɒljuːbəl// sol·u·ble

adj. able to be dissolved in a liquid, usually water. You use this to describe things like sugar or salt that disappear when you stir them into a drink.

adj. capable of being dissolved, especially in water. Often used in scientific contexts to describe the chemical property of a substance in relation to a solvent.


SIMPLE

Sugar is highly soluble in hot water.

CONTEXTUAL

The doctor prescribed a soluble tablet that dissolves quickly in a glass of water for easier swallowing.

COMPLEX

Environmental scientists are concerned that these soluble pollutants may leach into the groundwater, potentially contaminating the local drinking supply for decades.

Antonyms
Origin

From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.

Usage

Often followed by the preposition 'in' to specify the solvent.

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