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sol·u·ble
(sŏl′yə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being dissolved, especially easily dissolved: soluble fats.
2. 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
(ˈsɒljʊbəl)adj
1. (Chemistry) (of a substance) capable of being dissolved, esp easily dissolved in some solvent, usually water
2. capable of being solved or answered
[C14: from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere to dissolve]
ˈsolubleness n
ˈsolubly adv
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sol•u•ble
(ˈsɒl yə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder.
2. capable of being solved or explained: a soluble problem.
n. 3. something soluble.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin solūbilis= Latin solū-, variant s. of solvere to loosen, dissolve + -bilis -ble]
sol′u•ble•ness, n.
sol′u•bly, adv.
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sol·u·ble
(sŏl′yə-bəl) Capable of being dissolved. Salt, for example, is soluble in water.
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soluble
A relative term which describes a substance which can dissolve in a particular solvent.
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| Adj. | 1. | soluble - (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) indissoluble, insoluble - (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved |
| 2. | soluble - susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble" explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior" insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" |
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Translations
قابِل للحَلقابِل للذَّوَبانقَابِلٌ لِلْذَوَبَان
rozpustnýřešitelný
løseligopløselig
lösbarsolubel
liukeneva
topljiv
megoldhatóoldódó
leysanleguruppleysanlegur
溶ける
가용성의
išsprendimasišsprendžiamastirpalastirpstantis
atrisināmsrisināmsšķīstošs
riešiteľnýrozpustný
löslig
ซึ่งสามารถละลายได้
çözünüreriyebilirçözülebilirçözümü mümkün
hòa tan được
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
soluble
adj
problem → lösbar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soluble
(ˈsoljubl) adjective1. able to be dissolved or made liquid. This dye is soluble in water.
2. (of a problem, difficulty etc) able to be solved.
solution (səˈluːʃən) noun1. an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle. the solution to a crossword.
2. the act of finding such an answer.
3. a liquid with something dissolved in it. a solution of salt and water.
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soluble
→ قَابِلٌ لِلْذَوَبَان rozpustný opløselig lösbar διαλυτός soluble liukeneva soluble topljiv solubile 溶ける 가용성의 oplosbaar oppløselig rozpuszczalny solúvel растворимый löslig ซึ่งสามารถละลายได้ çözünür hòa tan được 可溶的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sol·u·ble
a. soluble.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
soluble
adj solubleEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.