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sol·u·ble

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–adjective

1.	capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder.

2.	capable of being solved or explained: a soluble problem.

–noun

3.	something soluble.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL solūbilis, equiv. to L solū-, var. s. of solvere to loosen, dissolve + -bilis -ble

]

—Related forms

sol·u·ble·ness, noun

sol·u·bly, adverb

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sol·u·ble Audio Help (sŏl'yə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

That can be dissolved, especially easily dissolved: soluble fats.
Possible to solve or explain: soluble mysteries.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

sol'u·ble·ness n., sol'u·bly adv.

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soluble

1373, "capable of being dissolved," from M.Fr. soluble, from L.L. solubilis "that may be loosened or dissolved," from stem of L. solvere "loosen, dissolve" (see solve). Meaning "capable of being solved" is attested from 1705.

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soluble
adjective
1.	(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) [ant: indissoluble]
2.	susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble" [ant: insoluble]

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soluble1 [ˈsoljubl] adjective

able to be dissolved or made liquid
Example: This dye is soluble in water.

Arabic:	قابِل للذَّوَبان
Chinese (Simplified):	可溶的
Chinese (Traditional):	可溶的
Czech:	rozpustný
Danish:	opløselig
Dutch:	oplosbaar
Estonian:	lahustuv
Finnish:	liukoinen
French:	soluble
German:	lösbar
Greek:	διαλυτός
Hungarian:	oldódó
Icelandic:	uppleysanlegur
Indonesian:	bisa dilarutkan
Italian:	solubile

Japanese:	溶ける
Korean:	녹는, 가용성의
Latvian:	šķīstošs
Lithuanian:	tirpstantis, tirpus
Norwegian:	oppløselig
Polish:	rozpuszczalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	solúvel
Portuguese (Portugal):	solúvel
Romanian:	solubil
Russian:	растворимый
Slovak:	rozpustný
Slovenian:	topljiv
Spanish:	soluble
Swedish:	lösbar, löslig
Turkish:	eriyebilir, çözünür

soluble2 [ˈsoljubl] adjective

(of a problem, difficulty etc) able to be solved

Arabic:	قابِل للحَل
Chinese (Simplified):	可以解决的（问题，困难）
Chinese (Traditional):	可以解決的(問題，困難)
Czech:	řešitelný
Danish:	løselig
Dutch:	oplosbaar
Estonian:	lahendatav
Finnish:	ratkaistavissa oleva
French:	(ré)soluble
German:	lösbar
Greek:	που μπορεί να λυθεί
Hungarian:	megoldható
Icelandic:	leysanlegur
Indonesian:	bisa dipecahkan
Italian:	risolvibile

Japanese:	解ける
Korean:	해결할 수 있는, 설명이 가능한
Latvian:	risināms
Lithuanian:	išsprendžiamas
Norwegian:	som kan løses
Polish:	do rozwiązania
Portuguese (Brazil):	solúvel
Portuguese (Portugal):	solúvel
Romanian:	rezolvabil
Russian:	разрешимый
Slovak:	riešiteľný
Slovenian:	rešljiv
Spanish:	que se puede solucionar
Swedish:	lösbar, löslig
Turkish:	çözülebilir, çözümü mümkün

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soluble Audio Help (sŏl'yə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of being dissolved. Salt, for example, is soluble in water.

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Soluble

In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See In- not, and Soluble, and cf. Insolvable.]

1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.

2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.

3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] --Holland

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