soluble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English soluble, from Old French soluble, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere (“to loosen”) +‎ -bilis. Piecewise doublet of solvable. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑljəbəl/ === Adjective === soluble (comparative more soluble, superlative most soluble) (chemistry) Able to be dissolved. Synonyms: dissolvable, dissoluble Antonym: insoluble Able to be solved or explained. Synonym: solvable Antonym: insoluble ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === boulles, lobules == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin solūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [suˈlub.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [soˈlu.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [soˈlub.ble] === Adjective === soluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural solubles) soluble Antonym: insoluble ==== Derived terms ==== hidrosoluble solubilitat === Further reading === “soluble”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “soluble”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “soluble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “soluble”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin solubilis, from Latin solvere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.lybl/ === Adjective === soluble (plural solubles) soluble (that can be dissolved) Antonym: insoluble soluble dans l'eau ― water-soluble café soluble ― instant coffee solvable (that can be solved) Synonym: résoluble Antonym: insoluble ==== Derived terms ==== liposoluble ==== Related terms ==== solubilité solvable === Further reading === “soluble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin solubilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈluble/ [soˈlu.β̞le] Rhymes: -uble Syllabification: so‧lu‧ble === Adjective === soluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural solubles) soluble ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “soluble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025