Meaning & use
soluble
Able to be dissolved, especially in a liquid, or, more broadly, capable of being solved or resolved.
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Sugar is highly soluble in warm water, dissolving almost instantly when stirred.
The negotiators believed the dispute was soluble if both sides made small concessions.
A note on using this word
Soluble is most common in chemistry, describing dissolving substances, but it can also describe a problem capable of being resolved.
Words with a similar meaning
dissolvablesolvable
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