What is another word for soluble?

Pronunciation: [sˈɒljuːbə͡l] (IPA)

Soluble is an adjective used to describe substances that are able to dissolve in a solvent such as water. Some synonyms for the word soluble include dispersible, dissolvable, soluble in water, and soluble in liquid. Another synonym for this word is soluble in a solvent, which could include other liquids or gases. Some substances may only be partially soluble, meaning that they can dissolve only to a certain extent in a particular solvent. By contrast, substances that are insoluble are unable to dissolve in a particular solvent and often separate into distinct layers or particles within the solvent.

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What are the opposite words for soluble?

Soluble refers to the ability of substances to dissolve in a liquid and form a homogeneous solution. Antonyms for soluble include insoluble, undissolved, and immiscible. Insoluble substances do not dissolve in a liquid and therefore cannot form a solution. Undissolved refers to substances that have not been dissolved in a liquid or solid, while immiscible substances are incapable of forming a homogeneous mixture. A few more antonyms for soluble could be inapplicable, immiscible, noncompatible, and noncompliant. These words can be useful in describing the properties of substances that do not dissolve in a particular liquid or form a homogeneous mixture.

Usage examples for Soluble

It also dissolves the soluble impurities in the fabrics.
"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management"
Ministry of Education
This principle is very soluble in hot water, and when care is used to drain off first water in which they have been cooked, squeezing the water well from the plants, they are pronounced harmless.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
If, however, the organisms are inserted deeply into the subcutaneous tissues of susceptible animals, they quickly develop, producing a soluble poison, which is the fatal agent.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler

Famous quotes with Soluble

  • Every problem that is interesting is also soluble.
    David Deutsch
  • The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.
    Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
  • Science and technology have a simple and persuasive message: the world's problems are soluble by ingenuity and material innovations; the world's riddles, such as the origins of the universe, can be unravelled by the scientific mind. But while science's achievements have been remarkable, they have not been revolutionary in probing human nature. In some ways the measurable problems analysed by science and technology are more easily dissected than human problems. The moon is more easily explored than the typical mind and heart.
    Geoffrey Blainey
  • The irony of scientific progress is that in solving human problems it creates problems that are not humanly soluble. Science has given humans a kind of power over the natural world achieved by no other animal. It has not given humans the ability to remodel the planet according to their wishes. The Earth is not a clock that can be wound up and stopped at will. A living system, the planet will surely rebalance itself. It will do so, however, without any regard for humans.
    John Gray (philosopher)

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