Soluble
Similar
term(s): solubility, solvation, solution
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A substance is soluble
if it dissolves in certain
fluids. The fluid [gas
or liquid] (present
in excess) is called
the solvent and
the substance dissolved
in it is called the
solute which
together form a solution.
The process of dissolving
is called solvation.
A solution that can
not hold any more solute
is said to be saturated.
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