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English
Etymology
From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Equivalent to and a piecewise doublet of solvable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
soluble (comparative more soluble, superlative most soluble)
- (physical chemistry) Able to be dissolved.
- Synonyms: dissolvable, dissoluble
- Antonym: insoluble
Sugar is soluble in water.
- Able to be solved or explained.
- Synonym: solvable
- Antonym: insoluble
That mystery should be easily soluble.
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Translations
able to be solved or explained
— see also solvableReferences
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin solūbilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
soluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural solubles)
- soluble
- Antonym: insoluble
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French
Etymology
From Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere.
Pronunciation
Adjective
soluble (plural solubles)
- soluble
- Antonym: insoluble
- soluble dans l’eau ― water-soluble
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin solubilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈluble/
- Rhymes: -uble
- Syllabification: so‧lu‧ble
Adjective
soluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural solubles)
- soluble
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