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Soluble vs Solvable

 

Soluble means capable of being dissolved.

Salt is soluble in water.

 

Solvable means capable of being solved.

Problems are solvable, not soluble.

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Soluble vs Solvable

 

Soluble means capable of being dissolved.

Salt is soluble in water.

 

Solvable means capable of being solved.

Problems are solvable, not soluble.

 

 

 

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sol·u·ble

/ˈsälyəb(ə)l/

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adjective

1.

(of a substance) able to be dissolved, especially in water.

"the poison is soluble in alcohol"

2.

(of a problem) able to be solved.

"there have been periods when crime and disorder seemed soluble problems"

 

Origin

 

late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin solubilis, from solvere (see solve).