(of a substance) capable of being dissolved, esp easily dissolved in some solvent, usually water capable of being solved or answered
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sol•u•ble /ˈsɑlyəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Chemistrycapable of being dissolved or made into liquid:a soluble powder.
- capable of being solved or explained:a soluble problem.
n. [countable]
- something soluble.
sol•u•ble
(sol′yə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
sol′u•ble•ness, n.
sol′u•bly, adv.
- Chemistrycapable of being dissolved or liquefied:a soluble powder.
- capable of being solved or explained:a soluble problem.
n.
- something soluble.
- Late Latin solūbilis, equivalent. to Latin solū-, variant stem of solvere to loosen, dissolve + -bilis -ble
- Middle English 1350–1400
sol′u•bly, adv.
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- ACTH
- Chile saltpetre
- acetal
- acetaldehyde
- acetamide
- acetoacetic acid
- acetone
- acetonitrile
- acetyl chloride
- acriflavine hydrochloride
- acrylamide
- adenosine
- adipic acid
- agaric acid
- alanine
- albumin
- aldol
- algin
- algin fiber
- alkali
- alkaline-earth metal
- alkaloid
- aloin
- alum
- aluminum acetate
- aluminum chloride
- aluminum fluosilicate
- aluminum nitrate
- aluminum sulfate
- amantadine
- amaranth
- amidin
- ammonia
- ammonium acetate
- ammonium bicarbonate
- ammonium bifluoride
- ammonium binoxalate
- ammonium carbamate
- ammonium carbonate
- ammonium chloride
- ammonium cyanate
- ammonium lactate
- ammonium nitrate
- ammonium selenate
- ammonium sulfate
- ammonium sulphate
- ammonium thiocyanate
- ammonium thiosulfate
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