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Definition of "soluble" [sol•u•ble]

  • That can be dissolved, especially easily dissolved: soluble fats. (adjective)
  • Possible to solve or explain: soluble mysteries. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "soluble" in a sentence
  • "The loss represents the amount of _organic matter soluble in water_, the ash gives the quantity of _soluble inorganic matter_."
  • "In the soil, especially in contact with soluble alkaline bodies, as ammonia and lime, there is a progressive conversion of the _insoluble_ or _less soluble_ into"
  • "In this respect this imaginary chemical ferment would differ entirely from those which we call soluble ferments, since diastase, emulsine, &c., may be easily isolated."