Definition of "water-soluble" []

• Soluble in water. (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.

• "Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing."
• "However, the heat also softens the cell walls, allowing water-soluble compounds such as sugar and vitamin C to be lost via the surface of the tissue, leading to the leaching out of other compounds such as falcarinol."
• "Needing to work quickly and within a throng, courtroom artists cannot bring oil paints or even water-soluble media to work, generally relying on pastels or pen and ink sometimes adding a background wash later, if there is time."