watersoluble

Mixes into liquid

Watersoluble means capable of dissolving in water.

Sugar and salt are watersoluble; oil is not.

The term appears frequently in contexts involving vitamins, medications, and industrial chemicals: watersoluble vitamins like B and C aren't stored in the body.

Usually hyphenated as water-soluble.

chemistry

dissolution

Breaking up completely

solute · miscible · concentration · saturated · supersaturated · ionic · molecular · dilution · precipitate · hydration

art

watercolor

Translucent paint medium

dye · brush · wash · bleed · blending · medium · paint · staining · transparency · dilute

pharmaceutical

tablet

Flat portable computing device

formulation · injection · IV · drug-delivery · coating · oral · parenteral · reconstitution · powder · effervescent

vitamins

thiamine

Vitamin B1

biotin · cobalamin · ascorbic · supplements · excretion · urine · absorption · deficiency · megadose · fortified

industrial

coating

Applied surface covering

biodegradable · eco-friendly · packaging · film · PVA · cellulose · emulsion · detergent · surfactant · fertilizer

Opposites
solubility medium

watersolublefat-soluble

Dissolves in lipids

lipid-soluble · oil-based · lipophilic

water interaction

watersolublehydrophobic

Repels aqueous substances

water-repellent · water-resistant · insoluble · waterproof · nonpolar

Family

water, soluble, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, watershed, waterfall

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