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sol·u·bil·i·ty

[sol-yuh-bil-i-tee]
noun
the quality or property of being soluble; relative capability of being dissolved.

Origin:
1670–80; soluble + -ity

in·ter·sol·u·bil·i·ty, noun
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Example Sentences
  • In a petri dish, solubility and stability of the drug can be significantly different.
  • It is a suspension rather than a solution because this material was chosen for its low solubility in water.
  • As you increase the temperature of water, the solubility of gases in that water deceases.
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solubility (ˌsɒljʊˈbɪlɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the ability of a substance to dissolve; the quality of being soluble
2.  a measure of this ability for a particular substance in a particular solvent, equal to the quantity of substance dissolving in a fixed quantity of solvent to form a saturated solution under specified temperature and pressure. It is expressed in grams per cubic decametre, grams per hundred grams of solvent, moles per mole, etc

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solubility sol·u·bil·i·ty (sŏl'yə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The quality or condition of being soluble.

  2. The amount of a substance that can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent.

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