soluble

English

Etymology

From Middle French soluble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔ.ɫjʊ.bəɫ]

Adjective

soluble (comparative more soluble, superlative most soluble)

1. Able to be dissolved.

   Sugar is soluble in water.

2. Able to be solved or explained.

   That mystery should be easily soluble.

Synonyms

• dissolvable

Antonyms

• (able to be dissolved): insoluble
• (able to be solved or explained): insoluble

Derived terms

• water-soluble

Translations

able to be dissolved

• Catalan: soluble
• Czech: rozpustný m
• Finnish: liukeneva (fi)
• French: soluble (fr)
• German: löslich
• Italian: solubile (it)
• Persian: حل‌شدنی‏‎ (hal-šodani)
• Polish: rozpuszczalny (pl)

• Portuguese: solúvel (pt)
• Russian: раствори́мый (ru) (rastvorímyj)
• Spanish: soluble (es)
• Swedish: löslig (sv)
• Tagalog: lusawin
• Telugu: ద్రావణీయము (drāvaṇīyamu)
• Welsh: hydawdd (cy)

able to be solved or explained

• Catalan: soluble
• Finnish: ratkaistavissa oleva
• German: lösbar (de)
• Persian: حل‌شدنی‏‎ (hal-šodani)

• Polish: rozwiązywalny
• Russian: разреши́мый (ru) (razrešímyj)
• Spanish: soluble (es)
• Swedish: lösbar (sv)

Anagrams

• boulles, lobules

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Catalan

Adjective

soluble (masculine and feminine plural solubles)

1. soluble

Antonyms

• insoluble

Derived terms

• hidrosoluble
• solubilitat

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere.

Adjective

soluble (plural solubles)

1. soluble

Antonyms

• (soluble): insoluble

Related terms

• solubilité

Further reading

• “soluble” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Adjective

soluble (plural solubles)

1. soluble

Derived terms

• liposoluble
• hidrosoluble

Related terms

• solubilidad