soluble C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɑljəbəl/ UK /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #59903 Meanings 1 adj susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained The puzzle is soluble. 2 adj Able to be dissolved. Sugar is soluble in water. 3 adj Able to be solved or explained. That mystery should be easily soluble. 4 adj (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · able to be dissolved. dissolubledissolvable 3 adj · able to be solved or... solvable Word family Derived forms acetosolublefat-solublegastrosolublehydrosolubleintersolubleliposolublenonsolublesolubilitysolubilizesolublenesssolublessolubly Related forms insolublesolute Etymology From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # soluble **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɑljəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 59903 ## Meanings 1. susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained 2. Able to be dissolved. 3. Able to be solved or explained. 4. (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) ## Examples - The puzzle is soluble. - Sugar is soluble in water. - That mystery should be easily soluble. ## Derived Forms - acetosoluble - fat-soluble - gastrosoluble - hydrosoluble - intersoluble - liposoluble - nonsoluble - solubility - solubilize - solubleness - solubles - solubly ## Related Forms - insoluble - solute ## Etymology From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown