Soluble
['sɒljʊb(ə)l] or ['sɑljəbl]
Definition
(adj.) (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) .
(adj.) susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; 'the puzzle is soluble' .
Edited by Ingram--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which are not soluble in water.
(a.) Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble.
(a.) Relaxed; open or readily opened.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. That may be dissolved, susceptible of solution.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Separable, discerptible, divisible, dissoluble
ANT:Indivisible, inseparable, indiscerptible, insoluble, indissoluble
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Definition
adj. capable of being solved or dissolved in a fluid.—ns. Solubil′ity Sol′ubleness capability of being dissolved in a fluid.
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Examples
- For this reason, they have to depend solely upon nitrogenous compounds which are present in the soil and are soluble in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- As boracic acid is but slightly soluble in water and other common solvents this combination with glycerine--which is also a useful agent in arresting the growth of germs--is peculiarly valuable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Other rocks, like limestone, are so readily soluble in water that from the small pores and cavities eaten out by the water, there may develop in long centuries, caves and caverns (Fig. 30). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is soluble in nitromuriatic acid and in a solution of chlorine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The soluble nitrogenous soil compounds are absorbed by roots and are utilized by plants for food. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Many natural waters present us with silica in a dissolved state, although it is not soluble in pure water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The nitrogen of the soil can be restored if we add to it a fertilizer containing nitrogen compounds which are soluble in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Barff of Kilburn, England, it seems was the first to combine boracic acid with glycerine, and to produce a preservative compound known as boroglyceride, which is soluble in water and alcohol. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The light acting upon the plate rendered the resin insoluble where exposed, and left it soluble under the shadows. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In 1806 it was known that gold was soluble in a solution of cyanide of potassium. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is known that ammonia can be condensed into liquid form by pressure or cold, and is absorbed by and soluble in water to an extraordinary degree. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- To some extent the same may be said of the soluble fats which give to the butter its variable though characteristic flavor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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