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[ waw -ter-sol-yuh -buh l, wot -er- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɔ tərˌsɒl yə bəl, ˈwɒt ər- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective capable of dissolving in water.
Origin of water-soluble First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby water-soluble water snail, water snake, water-soak, water softener, water soldier, water-soluble , water spaniel, water spider, water splash, watersport, water sports
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Example sentences from the Web for water-soluble The pesticides and fungicides applied to grapevines are not water-soluble .
A Wine Revolution | Sophie Menin| May 23, 2011| DAILY BEAST
This compound is water-soluble , but caffein can not be extracted from the crystals with anhydrous solvents.
All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
The antiscorbutic vitamine is soluble in water, and therefore is termed by some the “water-soluble C” factor.
Scurvy Past and Present | Alfred Fabian Hess
Hence, they must be in water-soluble form before they can be utilized by plants.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
As is well known, yeast possesses the water-soluble vitamine in marked concentration.
Scurvy Past and Present | Alfred Fabian Hess
At least two "determinants" are thought to be concerned in the nutrition of growth, a fat-soluble and a water-soluble substance.
Food Poisoning | Edwin Oakes Jordan
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