Spanish word

soluble

Pronunciation

IPA/soˈluβle/

Meaning

  • adjectivesoluble

Example

¿La sal es soluble en agua?

Is salt soluble in water?

Illustration for soluble (soluble)

More examples

El café instantáneo es soluble en agua caliente.

Instant coffee is soluble in hot water.

Core concept

A crystal dissolving uniformly in water.

Common phrases

  • soluble en agua

    soluble in water

  • ser soluble

    be soluble

Similar words

disoluble: Dissolves into a solvent and disperses uniformly throughout the liquid as the solute.
hidrosoluble: Dissolves readily in water.

Definition in Spanish

Que puede disolverse en un disolvente; capaz de mezclarse homogéneamente con un líquido.

Word origin

From Latin solubilis, from solvere 'to loosen or dissolve' plus suffix -bilis, originally meaning 'able to be dissolved'.

Usage tips

  • Used for physical dissolving but also used figuratively to mean 'solvable' (for example, un problema soluble), so rely on context to tell the sense.

Opposites

  • insolubleinsolubleadjective

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