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Soluble

Definition

adjective

(1) Susceptible of being dissolved in some solvent, as in sugar being soluble in water (solvent).

(2) That can be solved or explained, as in a soluble problem.


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Word origin: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin solūbilis, from Latin solvere, to loosen.

Related forms: insoluble (adjective).
Related phrases: fat-soluble vitamins, fat soluble, soluble antigen, soluble starch.

See also: solubility.


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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... atmosphere-lots of heat from volcanism,lots of lightning.Also solubility would limit the number of combinations, many of the combinations would be soluble in water so they would not bond. Lots of heat because there was so much CO2 from the volcanoes, I believe methane, N and water vapor predominately. ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:23 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
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Views: 1605

Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... atmosphere-lots of heat from volcanism,lots of lightning.Also solubility would limit the number of combinations, many of the combinations would be soluble in water so they would not bond. By the way, I'm not sure if you have the entire molecule in your diagram. It is made up of 4 different alpha ...

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by futurezoologist
Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:35 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
Replies: 100
Views: 1605

DNA extraction

... the majority of the DNA, hydrophilic proteins and the detergent. I'm not sure why cold alcohol was used but I expect that DNA would be less soluble in butanol. Thanks!

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by dae
Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:04 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA extraction
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Views: 367

Re: mechanisms of membrane transport

... ions (charged particles) through the cell membrane for diffusion there is also lots of ways , you may like to elaborate like describe how lipid soluble molecules would dissolve through the lipid bilayer of the membrane. And how small molecules like urea , water and carbon dioxide sqeeze through ...

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by sapphirearth
Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:28 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: mechanisms of membrane transport
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what's the purpose to crosslink receptors using Abs

... of antibodies can be used to crosslink receptors? Is it mentioned in Ab datasheet? 4. Immorbilized antibodies can be used to crosslink? How about soluble antibodies? Thanks a lot in advance :D

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by Takara
Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:35 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: what's the purpose to crosslink receptors using Abs
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