Word of the Day: Soluble

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- Soluble -

pronounced [sol-yuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being dissolved or liquefied: a soluble powder.

2. capable of being solved or explained: a soluble problem.

noun

3. something soluble.


Origin

1373, "capable of being dissolved," from M.Fr. soluble, from L.L. solubilis "that may be loosened or dissolved," from stem of L. solvere "loosen, dissolve" (see solve). Meaning "capable of being solved" is attested from 1705.

Can be confused with: solvable

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