soluble SOL-yuh-buhl adjective WS #38
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adjective
able to be dissolved, especially in water; able to be solved or explained; capable of being resolved or answered
- Salt is highly soluble in water, dissolving completely when stirred into the liquid.
- Sugar is more soluble in hot water than in cold water, dissolving faster at higher temperatures.
- The detective believed the mystery was soluble if they could gather enough evidence and clues.
- The vitamin C tablet was soluble and quickly dissolved when dropped into the glass of water.
- The chemistry student learned that oil is not soluble in water due to their different molecular properties.