solubleness


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sol·u·ble

 (sŏl′yə-bəl)
adj.
1. Capable of being dissolved, especially easily dissolved: soluble fats.
2. Possible to solve or explain: soluble mysteries.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere, to loosen; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

sol′u·ble·ness n.
sol′u·bly adv.
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Noun1.solubleness - the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water"
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
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