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soluble

  • /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ UK
  • /ˈsɑljəbəl/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable.

adjective more soluble · most soluble

  1. Able to be dissolved. Sugar is soluble in water.

    Similar: dissolvable, dissoluble · Opposite: insoluble

  2. Able to be solved or explained. That mystery should be easily soluble.

    Similar: solvable · Opposite: insoluble

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dissoluble, dissolvable, meltable, disintegrable, solvable, resolvable, answerable, solubility, water-soluble, dissolved, supernatant, instant, difficultly, fusible, liquefiable, miscible

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adj able to be dissolved

Españolsoluble
日本語溶ける tokeru, 溶かせる tokeseru
Portuguêssolúvel
Françaissoluble
Deutschlöslich
Italianosolubile
Ελληνικάδιαλυτός dialytós
Русскийраствори́мый rastvorímyj

adj able to be solved or explained

Españolsoluble
日本語解ける tokeru
Portuguêssolúvel
Deutschlösbar
Русскийразреши́мый razrešímyj

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@misc{soluble_2026,
  title = {soluble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soluble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}