Soluble
/ˈsɒljəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjectiveAble to dissolve in a liquid.
Extra definitions
adjectiveAble to be solved.
adjectiveCapable of forming a solution.
adjectiveAble to be dissolved.
Sentence Examples
Salt is soluble in water.
The problem is soluble.
Use a soluble tablet.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“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.”
— 1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Salt is ____ in water.