Soluble
adjective
1.
capable of being dissolved or liquefied:
a soluble powder.
2.
capable of being solved or explained:
a soluble problem.
noun
3.
something soluble.
adjective
1.
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved, esp easily dissolved in some solvent, usually water
2.
capable of being solved or answered
soluble sol·u·ble (sŏl’yə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being dissolved, especially easily dissolved.
soluble
(sŏl’yə-bəl)
Capable of being dissolved. Salt, for example, is soluble in water.
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