water-soluble

Speech parts

1. water-soluble - Adjective

2. water-soluble - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

soluble in water

Alternative names

water soluble

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Examples

A cancer-causing mechanism of hexavalent chromium may be triggered by vitamin C. citation Overdose Vitamin C is water-soluble, citation with dietary excesses not absorbed, and excesses in the blood rapidly excreted in the urine. Source: Internet

As water moves through dead organic matter, it dissolves and carries with it the water-soluble components. Source: Internet

An incident where water-soluble caesium-137 leaked into the source storage pool requiring NRC intervention citation has led to near elimination of this radioisotope outside of military applications. Source: Internet

After separation, it is treated with hot concentrated sulfuric acid to produce water-soluble sulfates of rare earths. Source: Internet

Benjamin, Mushrooms: poisons and panaceas, p 200. The active constituents of this species are water-soluble, and boiling and then discarding the cooking water at least partly detoxifies A. muscaria. Source: Internet

Because the ink used in many low-cost consumer inkjets is water-soluble, care must be taken with inkjet-printed documents to avoid even the smallest drop of moisture, which can cause severe "blurring" or "running". Source: Internet

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