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.

   A mystery that is 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
• 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

• lobules

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Catalan

Adjective

soluble m, f (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 m, f (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 m, f (plural solubles)

1. soluble

Derived terms

• liposoluble
• hidrosoluble

Related terms

• solubilidad