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sol·u·ble 
[sol-yuh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
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[sol-yuh-buhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder. |
| 2. | capable of being solved or explained: a soluble problem. |
| 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sol·u·ble
(sŏl'yə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| soluble
(sŏl'yə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of being dissolved. Salt, for example, is soluble in water.
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soluble sol·u·ble (sŏl'yə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being dissolved, especially easily dissolved.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Soluble
Sol"u*ble\, a. [L. solubilis, fr. solvere, solutum, to loosen, to dissolve: cf. F. soluble. See Solve, and cf. Solvable.]1. Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which are not soluble in water. Sugar is . . . soluble in water and fusible in fire. --Arbuthnot. 2. Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble. "More soluble is this knot." --Tennyson. 3. Relaxed; open or readily opened. [R.] "The bowels must be kept soluble." --Dunglison. Soluble glass. (Chem.) See under Glass.
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