soluble
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ / /ˈsɑljəbəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.
- Able to be dissolved.
“Sugar is soluble in water.”
“The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.”
- Able to be solved or explained.
“That mystery should be easily soluble.”