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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒljʊb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɑljəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sol′yə bəl)

sol•u•ble /ˈsɑlyəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

Chemistrycapable of being dissolved or made into liquid:a soluble powder.
capable of being solved or explained:a soluble problem.

n. [countable]

something soluble.

sol•u•bil•i•ty /ˌsɑlyəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -solv-.

sol•u•ble (sol′yə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.

Chemistrycapable of being dissolved or liquefied:a soluble powder.
capable of being solved or explained:a soluble problem.

something soluble.

Late Latin solūbilis, equivalent. to Latin solū-, variant stem of solvere to loosen, dissolve + -bilis -ble
Middle English 1350–1400

sol′u•ble•ness, n.
sol′u•bly, adv.

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soluble /ˈsɒljʊb^əl/ adj

(of a substance) capable of being dissolved, esp easily dissolved in some solvent, usually water
capable of being solved or answered

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere to dissolveˈsolubly adv

'soluble' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

acriflavine hydrochloride - albumin - alkali - alum - ammonia - ammonium chloride - ammonium sulphate - amygdalin - arsenic acid - bathcube - bath salts - bistre - borax - boric acid - butanone - calciferol - calcium hydroxide - capsule - carbon tetrachloride - catechu - Chile saltpetre - chloral hydrate - choline - citric acid - decoction - dextrose - diethylene glycol - dimenhydrinate - dissoluble - eosin - ethanediol - fat-soluble - fibrinogen - fractional crystallization - fructose - gelatine - globulin - glycolic acid - hydrogen sulphide - hydroquinone - isatin - leach - lipid - litmus - -lyte - maleic acid - malted milk - mercuric chloride - methacrylic acid - metol

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Synonyms: capable of decomposition, dissolvable, solvable, dissoluble, emulsifiable, more...

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