Webster's Dictionary 1913

7075

Soluble

Sol″u‐ble (?), a. [L. solubilis, fr. solvere, solutum, to loosen, to dissolve: cf. F. soluble. See Solve, and cf. Solvable.] 1. Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capabl...

7076

Solubleness

Sol″u‐ble‐ness, n. Quality or state of being soluble.

7077

Solus

{ ‖So″lus (?), masc. a., So″la (?), fem. a. } Alone; — chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.

7078

Solute

So‐lute″ (?), a. [L. solutus, p. p. of solvere to loosen. See Solve.] 1. Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation. Bacon.2. Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful.A brow solut...

7079

Solute (2)

So‐lute″, v. t. 1. To dissolve; to resolve.2. To absolve; as, to solute sin. Bale.

7080

Solution

So‐lu″tion (sō̍‐lū″shŭn), n. [OE. solucion, OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr. solvere, solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See Solve.] 1. The act of separating the parts ...

7081

Solutive

Sol″u‐tive (sŏl″ū̍‐tĭv), a. [Cf. F. solutif.] Tending to dissolve; loosening; laxative. Bacon.

7082

Solvability

Solv′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [F. solvabilité.] 1. The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.2. The condition of being ...

7083

Solvable

Solv″a‐ble (?), a. [F. solvable. See Solve, and cf. Soluble, Solvible.] 1. Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.2. Capable of being paid an...

7084

Solvableness

Solv″a‐ble‐ness (?), n. Quality of being solvable.

7085

Solve

Solve (sŏlv), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Solved (sŏlvd); p. pr. & vb. n.Solving.] [L. solvere, solutum; from a prefix so- expressing separation (cf. Sober) + luere to loosen; cf. OF. so...

7086

Solve (2)

Solve, n. A solution; an explanation. Shak.

7087

Solvency

Sol″ven‐cy (sŏl″ven‐sy̆), n. [See Solvent.] The quality or state of being solvent.

7088

Solvend

Sol″vend (sŏl″vĕnd), n. [L. solvendus to be loosened or dissolved, fr. solvere. See Solution.] A substance to be dissolved.

7089

Solvent

Sol″vent (sŏl″vent), a. [L. solvens, p. pr. of solvere. See Solvable.] 1. Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid. “The solvent body.” Boyle.2. Able or s...

7090

Solvent (2)

Sol″vent, n.(Chem.) A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol ...

7091

Solver

Sol″ver (sŏlv″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, solves.

7092

Solvible

Solv″i‐ble (–ĭ‐b'l), a. See Solvable.

7093

Soly

Sol″y (sōl″y̆), adv. Solely. Spenser.

7094

Soma

‖So″ma (sō″mȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. σω̑μα, σώματοσ, the body.] (Anat.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. B. G. Wilder.

7095

Somaj

{ So″maj″ (sō̍‐mäj″), Sa‐maj″ (sȧ‐mäj″) }, n. A society; a congregation, a worshiping assembly, or church, esp. of the Brahmo-somaj.

7096

Somali

{ So‐ma″li (sō̍‐mä″lē̍), So‐mal″ (sō̍‐mäl″) }, n.(Ethnol.) A Hamitic people of East Central Africa.

7097

Somatic

So‐mat″ic (sō̍‐măt″ĭk), a. [Gr. σωματικόσ, fr. σω̑μα the body.] 1. Of or pertaining to the body as a whole; corporeal; as, somatic death; somatic changes.2. Of or pertaining to ...

7098

Somatical

So‐mat″ic‐al (?), a. Somatic.

7099

Somatics

So‐mat″ics (?), n. The science which treats of the general properties of matter; somatology.

7100

Somatist

So″ma‐tist (?), n. One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist. Glanvill.

7101

Somatocyst

So″ma‐to‐cyst (?), n. [Gr. σω̑μα, σώματοσ, body + κύστισ a bladder.] (Zoöl.) A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophora. See Illust. under Nectocalyx.