Soluble Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

soluble

/ˈsɑːljəbəl/

adjective

soluble

/ˈsɑːljəbəl/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of SOLUBLE

[more soluble; most soluble]

1

:

capable of being dissolved in a liquid

• Sugar is soluble in water.
• soluble fiber

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— sometimes used in combination

• water-soluble vitamins/compounds

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— opposite insoluble

2

formal

:

capable of being solved or explained

• a soluble [=(more commonly) _solvable_] problem

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— solubility

/ˌsɑːljəˈbɪləti/

noun

[noncount]