soluble

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sol·u·ble /ˈsɒljəbəl $ ˈsɑː-/ adjective 1 HCCa soluble substance can be dissolved in a liquid 可溶的，易溶解的 soluble aspirin 可溶性阿司匹林water-soluble (=that can be dissolved in water) 水溶的，能溶解于水的2. formalSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM a problem that is soluble can be solved 〔问题〕可解决的，可解答的 OPP insoluble —solubility /ˌsɒljəˈbɪləti $ ˌsɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

soluble• The most pressing of all the problems of family poverty, however, remains the least soluble.• Another grouping can be between organic and inorganic soils which relates to alkali soluble and acid soluble soils.• The use of soluble chemical fertilizers is banned, as they seep into rivers and pollute the water supply.• A soluble form of this protein could bind to the virus and prevent it from binding to human T cells.• Phenol is more soluble in alkali than in water.• There are two sorts of vitamins: some are soluble in fat, and some soluble in water.• Oddly enough, however, ethanol is also soluble in oils and fats.• The copal was heat treated to make it soluble in oils and solvents.• However the globulins are insoluble in water but soluble in weak salt solutions.Origin soluble (1300-1400) Old French Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere; → SOLVE

sol·u·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

in a soluble dissolved substance liquid a Corpus can be

soluble
sol‧u‧ble /ˈsɒljəbəl, ˈsɒljʊbəl $ ˈsɑː-/

adjective

Word Family: noun: solution, solvent, solubility, insolvency; adjective: soluble ≠ insoluble, unsolved, solvent ≠ insolvent, solvable ≠ insolvable; verb: solve; adverb: insolvably

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere; ⇨ solve

1. a soluble substance can be dissolved in a liquid:

soluble aspirin
water-soluble (=that can be dissolved in water)
2. formal a problem that is soluble can be solved
OPP insoluble
—solubility /ˌsɒljəˈbɪləti, ˌsɒljʊˈbɪləti $ ˌsɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

sol·uble

BrE

/ˈsɒljəbl/

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NAmE

/ˈsɑːljəbl/

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adjective

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that can be dissolved in a liquid 可溶的

◆soluble aspirin可溶性阿司匹林

◆Glucose is soluble in water. 葡萄糖可溶于水。