soluble

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During earlier warm periods, when more ice broke off from West Antarctica and drifted northward, the iron entering the ocean was often in this poorly soluble form.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

From a palatability standpoint, soluble fibers are more favorable.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

In a major step toward improving cancer treatment, researchers at Northwestern University have redesigned the molecular structure of a widely used chemotherapy drug, making it far more soluble, potent, and less toxic to the body.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

Sodium cyanide is also highly soluble in water and it can react vigorously to produce the gas hydrogen cyanide - which is also toxic.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

He told me, “Paul and Jim had mobilized the TB tribe to accept drug-resistant TB as a soluble problem,” but victory over MDR was far from assured.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French