solubilities
Abilities to dissolve
Solubilities is the plural of solubility—the capacity of a substance to dissolve in a liquid.
Different compounds have different solubilities in water or other solvents: The researchers compared the solubilities of various salts.
The term appears in chemistry, pharmacology, and materials science when discussing how readily substances enter solution.
Exceeding dissolution equilibrium limits
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- equilibriumState of balance
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
solute · solvent · nucleation · recrystallization · metastable
State of opposing forces
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- miscibilityCapacity to form homogeneous mixture
partition · coefficient · intermolecular · solvation · hydration · ionization · dissociation · polar
Passing into solution
- solvationSolvent enveloping solute molecules
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- dispersionScattering across space
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
extraction · infusion · permeation · digestion · maceration · decoction · agitation · sonication
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- polymorphEntity assuming multiple forms
amorphous · nanoparticle · micelle · liposome · suspension · emulsion · drug-delivery · permeability
Solute amount per volume
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
stoichiometry · spectrophotometry · standardization · calibration · assay
supersaturation
Exceeding dissolution equilibrium limits
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- equilibriumState of balance
saturated · solute · solvent · nucleation · recrystallization · metastable
polarity
State of opposing forces
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
miscibility · partition · coefficient · intermolecular · solvation · hydration · ionization · dissociation · polar · nonpolar
dissolving
Passing into solution
- solvationSolvent enveloping solute molecules
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- dispersionScattering across space
leaching · extraction · infusion · permeation · digestion · maceration · decoction · agitation · sonication · rate
bioavailability
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
polymorph · amorphous · nanoparticle · micelle · liposome · suspension · emulsion · drug-delivery · permeability
molarity
Solute amount per volume
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
analytical · stoichiometry · spectrophotometry · standardization · calibration · assay
solubilitiesinsolubilities
Inability to dissolve
precipitations · crystallizations · sedimentations · coagulations · separations
solution, dissolve, soluble, dissolution, insoluble, solubility, solubles, insolubility, resolvability