soluble
1. (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) (Freq. 1) • Ant: insoluble • Similar to: alcohol-soluble, dissolvable, dissoluble, fat-soluble, meltable, disintegrable, oil-soluble, water-soluble • Derivationally related forms: solubleness, solubility 2. susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained - the puzzle is soluble • Ant: insoluble • Similar to: answerable, solvable, resolvable • See Also: explicable • Derivationally related forms: solubility
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