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[ adjective ] (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)

Used in print

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

The first attempts to isolate TSH came a decade later , when Janssen and Loeser ( 1931 ) used trichloroacetic_acid to separate the soluble TSH from insoluble impurities .

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insoluble meltable water-soluble dissolvable

2
[ adjective ] susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained

Examples

"the puzzle is soluble"

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insoluble answerable solvable explicable

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Rhymes with

voluble insoluble invaluable valuable unsolvable solvable callable fallible gullible culpable palpable recyclable infallible irreconcilable tolerable intolerable inviolable incalculable valuable lovable salable malleable allowable saleable syllable appealable uncontrollable moldable unassailable unavailable available unsalable unsaleable controllable pliable marketable inimitable uninhabitable habitable abominable creditable charitable unfathomable palatable navigable unreliable unconscionable impressionable liable inalienable seasonable indomitable profitable applicable unserviceable inheritable inhospitable revocable formidable noticeable attributable serviceable irrevocable arguable reputable objectionable inequitable unpalatable unmentionable inevitable actionable possible determinable fathomable unfashionable disreputable personable imaginable questionable communicable unemployable estimable employable equitable unquestionable irritable practicable heritable reasonable fashionable fissionable interminable reliable viable audible impossible improbable rechargeable adoptable unremarkable remarkable probable responsible chargeable irresponsible unstoppable washable inapplicable untouchable unlivable inexplicable incorrigible sizeable sizable likeable likable laughable cannibal passable laudable implausible unflappable implacable expandable accountable plausible impassable excitable deductible unenforceable inadvisable adjustable adaptable understandable exportable undeniable retractable incompatible affordable indefinable deplorable affable reportable definable inexhaustible enforceable advisable adorable undesirable forcible redoubtable countable recognizable inaudible unaccountable inflammable describable intangible unrecognizable insupportable horrible insurmountable unverifiable indescribable discoverable realizable intractable nontaxable unsupportable transportable collapsible tractable unjustifiable mandible compatible taxable flammable tangible portable desirable combinable supportable livable negligible salvageable perishable eligible indistinguishable intelligible punishable unmanageable unintelligible knowledgeable distinguishable manageable operable impenetrable explainable excusable unexplainable

Phonetic and Homophones

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