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SOLUBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
Classified under:
Similar:
alcohol-soluble (soluble in alcohol)
dissoluble; dissolvable (capable of dissolving)
fat-soluble (soluble in fats)
disintegrable; meltable (capable of melting)
oil-soluble (soluble in oil)
water-soluble (soluble in water)
Antonym:
insoluble ((of a substance) incapable of being dissolved)
Derivation:
solubility (the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid)
solubility (the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution))
solubleness (the property of being dissoluble)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained
Example:
the puzzle is soluble
Classified under:
Similar:
answerable (capable of being answered)
resolvable; solvable (capable of being solved)
Also:
explicable (capable of being explicated or accounted for)
Antonym:
insoluble (admitting of no solution or explanation)
Derivation:
solubility (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve)
Context examples:
A class of nutrients that are in the water-soluble B-vitamin family.
(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)
A water soluble, 5-nitroimidazole compound with antibacterial and potential radiosensitizing activity.
(Nimorazole, NCI Thesaurus)
A water-soluble, amphipathic, 28 amino acid (amino acids 50-77), 2.9 kD fragment peptide (p28) derived from the protein azurin with potential antineoplastic and antiangiogenic activities.
(Azurin:50-77 Cell Penetrating Peptide p28, NCI Thesaurus)
Water soluble, NO is produced normally in numerous tissues and is considered to be a mediator of cell-to cell communication; it functions in numerous processes including vasodilation, inflammation, and neurotransmission.
(Nitric Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers expected that ocean oxygen would rise as Earth's climate cooled because oxygen is more soluble in colder water.
(Tectonic collision 50 million years ago led to widespread ocean changes, National Science Foundation)
It is water-soluble at pH less than 4 and lipid-soluble at physiological pH.
(Midazolam hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
One of the isomers of elemene, a lipid soluble sesquiterpene and the active component isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Rhizoma zedoariae with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.
(Beta-elemene, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available, highly water-soluble lysine prodrug of the synthetic small molecule BAL27862 with potential antitumor activity.
(Microtubule-targeted Agent BAL101553, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, soluble prodrug of beta-lapachone, a poorly soluble, ortho-naphthoquinone with potential antineoplastic and radiosensitizing activity.
(Beta-lapachone Prodrug ARQ 761, NCI Thesaurus)
A soluble substance, usually a protein, that induces mitosis in resting cells, thereby causing cell proliferation.
(Mitogen, NCI Thesaurus)
