soluble

Meaning

1. Able to be dissolved.
2. Able to be solved or explained.

Synonyms

solvable

dissolvable

dissoluble

solvent

liquefiable

resolvable

sol

solubilizing

solubilising

deliquescent

liquifiable

explicable

judicable

loose

meltable

resoluble

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒljʊbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: soluble

In summary

From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) + -bilis. Equivalent to and a piecewise doublet of solvable.

Sentences

Ethylene oxide is readily soluble in water , ethanol , diethyl ether and many organic solvents .