Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Soluble in water.
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- adjective
Dissolving easily inwater .
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- adjective soluble in water
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Examples
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Additionally, since she continues to take courtroom assignments, she may need to put down her paints at a moment's notice, grabbing her pad of paper, colored pencils and water-soluble crayons and rush to a court house.
Daniel Grant: The Hectic Life of the Courtroom Artist Daniel Grant 2011
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These drawings in water-soluble colored pencil on mylar are skillfully delineated, visually powerful, and, even these days, disturbing and provocative.
ArtScene: This Month's Top Exhibitions in the Western United States ArtScene 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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Needing to work quickly and within a throng, courtroom artists cannot bring oil paints or even water-soluble media to work, generally relying on pastels or pen and ink sometimes adding a background wash later, if there is time.
Daniel Grant: The Hectic Life of the Courtroom Artist Daniel Grant 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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Sulfuric acid is a water-soluble acid used as a component in vehicle batteries, and in mining, refining and wastewater processing.
Wynn Visitor FALLS Into Sulfuric Acid Puddle, Closes Part Of Vegas Strip AP 2011
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However, the heat also softens the cell walls, allowing water-soluble compounds such as sugar and vitamin C to be lost via the surface of the tissue, leading to the leaching out of other compounds such as falcarinol.
Cook Carrots Whole For Better Taste And Health | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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