Soluble
adjective
A substance that can be dissolved, especially in water.
Sugar is soluble in water.
Often appears as...
- water soluble
- fat soluble
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Technical
adjective
A problem that can be easily solved or understood.
The puzzle finally seemed soluble after hours of thinking.
Often appears as...
- soluble problem
- soluble question
adjective
A substance that can be dissolved, especially in water.
Sugar is soluble in water.
Often appears as...
- water soluble
- fat soluble
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
A problem that can be easily solved or understood.
The puzzle finally seemed soluble after hours of thinking.
Often appears as...
- soluble problem
- soluble question
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Often used in science, especially chemistry, to describe materials mixing into liquids.
Salt is also a soluble substance in water.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Just because something is soluble in one liquid, doesn't mean it's soluble in others.
Copper sulfate is soluble in water but not in oil.
Pro Tip 3/3Degrees of Solubility
Solubility can vary; some substances dissolve easily while others need more time or heat.
While sugar is highly soluble in water, wax is less so.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Often used in science, especially chemistry, to describe materials mixing into liquids.
Salt is also a soluble substance in water.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Just because something is soluble in one liquid, doesn't mean it's soluble in others.
Copper sulfate is soluble in water but not in oil.
Pro Tip 3/3Degrees of Solubility
Solubility can vary; some substances dissolve easily while others need more time or heat.
While sugar is highly soluble in water, wax is less so.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Often used in science, especially chemistry, to describe materials mixing into liquids.
Salt is also a soluble substance in water.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Universal
Just because something is soluble in one liquid, doesn't mean it's soluble in others.
Copper sulfate is soluble in water but not in oil.
Pro Tip 3/3Degrees of Solubility
Solubility can vary; some substances dissolve easily while others need more time or heat.
While sugar is highly soluble in water, wax is less so.
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Mohamed Hijri: A simple...
Even though it is present in the soil, it is in insoluble form. The plant is only able to seek out soluble forms. The mushroom is capable of dissolving this insoluble form and making it available for the plant to use. To further support my argument, here is a picture that speaks for itself.
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David Keith: A...
Cheap meaning sort of the cost of the military, not the cost of medical care. Cheap meaning a few percent of GDP. No, this is really important to have this sense of scale. So the problem is soluble, and the way we should go about solving it is, say, dealing with electricity production,
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Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and climate protection and public health, reinventing fire makes sense and makes money. General Eisenhower reputedly said that enlarging the boundaries of a tough problem makes it soluble by encompassing more options and more synergies. So in reinventing fire,
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How young blood might...
But we observed that there are no cells entering the brains of these animals. So when we connect them, there are actually no cells going into the old brain, in this model. Instead, we've reasoned, then, that it must be the soluble factors,
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A 40-year plan for...
Eisenhower reputedly said that enlarging the boundaries of a tough problem makes it soluble by encompassing more options and more synergies so in reinventing fire we integrated all four sectors that use energy transportation buildings
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Pointing to the future...
We might want to ask for some help. The author of this new pointing device is sitting over there, so I can pull this from there to there. These are unrelated machines, right? So the computation is space soluble and network soluble.
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Deep Under the Earth's...
Caves form in karstic regions. So karstic regions are areas of the world where the infiltrating water along cracks, fractures, can easily dissolve soluble lithologies, forming a drainage system of tunnels, conduits --
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Jill Tarter: Why the...
by saying he had two principles he'd like to share for living, and he would like to carve them on stone tablets. The first is that problems are inevitable. The second is that problems are soluble.
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Nail Polish PIPE...
rubbing it it is definitely coming off yeah just like beet dye it is water soluble this is absolutely coming off so basically you would be fine until you went to wash your hands so I give this
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David Deutsch: Chemical...
is our only hope, not just of solving problems, but of survival. So, take two stone tablets and carve on them. On one of them, "Problems are soluble."
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Mohamed Hijri: A simple...
Even though it is present in the soil, it is in insoluble form. The plant is only able to seek out soluble forms. The mushroom is capable of dissolving this insoluble form and making it available for the plant to use. To further support my argument, here is a picture that speaks for itself.
Video examples
David Keith: A...
Cheap meaning sort of the cost of the military, not the cost of medical care. Cheap meaning a few percent of GDP. No, this is really important to have this sense of scale. So the problem is soluble, and the way we should go about solving it is, say, dealing with electricity production,
Video examples
Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
and climate protection and public health, reinventing fire makes sense and makes money. General Eisenhower reputedly said that enlarging the boundaries of a tough problem makes it soluble by encompassing more options and more synergies. So in reinventing fire,
Video examples
How young blood might...
But we observed that there are no cells entering the brains of these animals. So when we connect them, there are actually no cells going into the old brain, in this model. Instead, we've reasoned, then, that it must be the soluble factors,
Video examples
A 40-year plan for...
Eisenhower reputedly said that enlarging the boundaries of a tough problem makes it soluble by encompassing more options and more synergies so in reinventing fire we integrated all four sectors that use energy transportation buildings
Video examples
Pointing to the future...
We might want to ask for some help. The author of this new pointing device is sitting over there, so I can pull this from there to there. These are unrelated machines, right? So the computation is space soluble and network soluble.
Video examples
Deep Under the Earth's...
Caves form in karstic regions. So karstic regions are areas of the world where the infiltrating water along cracks, fractures, can easily dissolve soluble lithologies, forming a drainage system of tunnels, conduits --
Video examples
Jill Tarter: Why the...
by saying he had two principles he'd like to share for living, and he would like to carve them on stone tablets. The first is that problems are inevitable. The second is that problems are soluble.
Video examples
Nail Polish PIPE...
rubbing it it is definitely coming off yeah just like beet dye it is water soluble this is absolutely coming off so basically you would be fine until you went to wash your hands so I give this
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David Deutsch: Chemical...
is our only hope, not just of solving problems, but of survival. So, take two stone tablets and carve on them. On one of them, "Problems are soluble."
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Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by soil bacteria into nitrate, a toxic and highly soluble chemical that can leach into groundwater or get washed into lakes, creating oxygenless dead zones.
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John Quelch
American Educator
Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Traditionally, our ancestors boiled mushrooms in water to make a soothing tea. Boiling served several purposes: killing contaminants, softening the flesh, and extracting the rich soluble polysaccharides.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Famously cancer fighting, laden with vitamins, minerals, soluble fiber, and phytonutrients, broccoli and its relatives are among the healthiest ingredients of the human diet.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
Some critics argue that a tsunami of hogwash has already rendered the Web useless. I disagree. We are indeed inundated by online noise pollution, but the problem is soluble.
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Marie Curie
Polish Scientist
In chemical terms, radium differs little from barium; the salts of these two elements are isomorphic, while those of radium are usually less soluble than the barium salts.
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Michael Greger
American Author
Berries have a lot of soluble fiber. That's why they gel up when you're making your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce, with the pectin.
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Damaris Phillips
American Chef
There are tons of vitamins and minerals you'll get in plant-based foods that are not soluble if you don't eat fat.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.
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David Deutsch
Scientist
Every problem that is interesting is also soluble.
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Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by soil bacteria into nitrate, a toxic and highly soluble chemical that can leach into groundwater or get washed into lakes, creating oxygenless dead zones.
Quote examples
John Quelch
American Educator
Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
Traditionally, our ancestors boiled mushrooms in water to make a soothing tea. Boiling served several purposes: killing contaminants, softening the flesh, and extracting the rich soluble polysaccharides.
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Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Famously cancer fighting, laden with vitamins, minerals, soluble fiber, and phytonutrients, broccoli and its relatives are among the healthiest ingredients of the human diet.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
Some critics argue that a tsunami of hogwash has already rendered the Web useless. I disagree. We are indeed inundated by online noise pollution, but the problem is soluble.
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Marie Curie
Polish Scientist
In chemical terms, radium differs little from barium; the salts of these two elements are isomorphic, while those of radium are usually less soluble than the barium salts.
Quote examples
Michael Greger
American Author
Berries have a lot of soluble fiber. That's why they gel up when you're making your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce, with the pectin.
Quote examples
Damaris Phillips
American Chef
There are tons of vitamins and minerals you'll get in plant-based foods that are not soluble if you don't eat fat.
Quote examples
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.
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David Deutsch
Scientist
Every problem that is interesting is also soluble.
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