Soluble

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soluble \Sol"u*ble\, a. [L. solubilis, fr. solvere, solutum, to
     loosen, to dissolve: cf. F. soluble. See {Solve}, and cf.
     {Solvable}.]
     1. Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of
        solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which
        are not soluble in water.


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              Sugar is . . . soluble in water and fusible in fire.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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     2. Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic
        problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or
        explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble. "More
        soluble is this knot." --Tennyson.
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     3. Relaxed; open or readily opened. [R.] "The bowels must be
        kept soluble." --Dunglison.
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     {Soluble glass}. (Chem.) See under {Glass}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soluble
       adj 1: (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent
              (usually water) [ant: {insoluble}]
       2: susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained;
          "the puzzle is soluble" [ant: {insoluble}]