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water-soluble

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Dissolving easily in water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

soluble in water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有水溶性的 (yǒu shuǐróngxìng de) — dissolving easily in water
  • Danish: vandopløselig — dissolving easily in water
  • Dutch: wateroplosbaar — dissolving easily in water
  • Finnish: vesiliukoinen — dissolving easily in water
  • Finnish: vesiohenteinen — dissolving easily in water
  • French: soluble dans l'eau — dissolving easily in water
  • French: hydrosoluble — dissolving easily in water
  • German: wasserlöslich — dissolving easily in water
  • Greek: υδροδιαλυτός (ydrodialytós) — dissolving easily in water
  • Greek: υδατοδιαλυτός (ydatodialytós) — dissolving easily in water
  • Icelandic: vatnsleysanlegur — dissolving easily in water
  • Italian: idrosolubile — dissolving easily in water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vannløselig — dissolving easily in water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vassløyseleg — dissolving easily in water
  • Polish: rozpuszczalny w wodzie — dissolving easily in water
  • Swedish: vattenlöslig — dissolving easily in water
  • Turkish: suda çözünen — dissolving easily in water
Real reading context

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