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solubilities
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the ability to dissolve in a liquid
- Salt has high solubility in water and readily dissolves into ionic components when added to the solvent.
- Solvents are chosen for chemical extractions based on the desired compound's known solubility profile.
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(of problems) the quality of being effectively resolvable
- With collaboration between opposing groups, the conflict may have greater solubility through mutually agreeable concessions.
- Researchers hope further studies into nucleation will increase our understanding and solubility of problems in materials science.
- Mathematical puzzles are enjoyable precisely because their solubility is uncertain and discovering an answer feels like an insight.
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the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)