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solubility

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌsɔljuˈbɪlɪti/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AA2 L Y AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being soluble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: insolubility

Broader terms: quality

4

noun

Meaning 4

the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: solvability

Antonyms: insolubility

Broader terms: property

5

noun

Meaning 5

the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: definite quantity

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: solubilitat — the condition of being soluble
  • Czech: rozpustnost — the condition of being soluble
  • Finnish: liukoisuus — the condition of being soluble
  • French: solubilité — the condition of being soluble
  • Georgian: ხსნადობა (xsnadoba) — the condition of being soluble
  • German: Löslichkeit — the condition of being soluble
  • Hindi: विलेयता (vileytā) — the condition of being soluble
  • Hungarian: oldhatóság — the condition of being soluble
  • Indonesian: kelarutan — the condition of being soluble
  • Italian: solubilità — the condition of being soluble
  • Kyrgyz: эригичтик (erigictik) — the condition of being soluble
  • Māori: memehatanga — the condition of being soluble
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løselighet — the condition of being soluble
  • Portuguese: solubilidade — the condition of being soluble
  • Romanian: solubilitate — the condition of being soluble
  • Russian: раствори́мость (rastvorímostʹ) — the condition of being soluble
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadar-sgaoileachd — the condition of being soluble
  • Spanish: solubilidad — the condition of being soluble
  • Turkish: çözünürlük — the condition of being soluble
  • Welsh: hydoddedd — the condition of being soluble
  • Catalan: solubilitat — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Czech: rozpustnost — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Finnish: liukoisuus — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • French: solubilité — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Georgian: ხსნადობა (xsnadoba) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • German: Löslichkeit — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Greek: διαλυτότητα (dialytótita) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Indonesian: kelarutan — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Indonesian: solubilitas — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Italian: solubilità — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Kazakh: ерігіштік (erıgıştık) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Korean: 용해도 (yonghaedo) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Korean: 풀림도 (pullimdo) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Kyrgyz: эригичтик (erigictik) — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Māori: memehatanga — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Māori: mehamehatanga — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løselighet — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Portuguese: solubilidade — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Romanian: solubilitate — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Spanish: solubilidad — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Tagalog: kaluswinan — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Turkish: çözünürlük — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
  • Welsh: hydoddedd — (chemistry) the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent
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