How to Use solubility in a Sentence

solubility

noun
  • The best time to take a supplement, and whether to take it with or without food, depends on its solubility.
    — Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Salt domes, formed when a mass of salt is forced upward, are a good choice for storage since salt is impermeable and has low solubility in crude oil.
    — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2021
  • But the new tag is cleverly designed to change the solubility of the drug molecule it’s attached to.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The major difference between the two comes down to their solubility.
    — Marisa Petrarca, Allure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also the physical pump, also known as the solubility pump.
    — Jennifer Fergesen, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The best time to take a supplement and whether to take it with or without food depends on the solubility of a specific supplement.
    — Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But due to their higher solubility, the chemicals can diffuse in water and travel great distances.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Going back to the idea of solubility, not all flavor compounds of coffee solubles are equally soluble.
    — Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
  • Ball studied the plant’s acids, solubility and resins to determine how it could be injected as a treatment for medical conditions.
    — Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The solvent extracts most of the caffeine and other chemical compounds with a similar solubility to caffeine from the coffee beans.
    — Michael W. Crowder, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2024
  • Then, as the elements mix, solubility and chemical reactions come into play.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2019
  • In fact, iron solubility (a measure of how much of the mineral would be available to humans) was significantly higher for insects than for sirloin beef.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 29 May 2018
  • While many of these supplements were similar, there were a few distinct differences, such as solubility, texture, and aftertaste.
    — Staff Author, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Research has also shown that when poorly water-soluble drugs are combined with human or cow’s milk, digestion of the milk increases drug solubility.
    — Paul McClure 13, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
  • However, the size and solubility of the particle matters, Yadav said.
    — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 11 June 2024
  • Gas solubility decreases with warming temperatures; that is, warmer water holds less oxygen.
    — Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Doing both is tricky, so many drugs skip the water problem and focus on oil solubility, requiring IV infusion instead.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Eventually, people realized water-solubility can be a benefit when wood is partly wet and partly dry.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 24 June 2019
  • Every protein source has trade-offs in taste, texture, solubility, nutrition, cost, labeling, and consumer acceptance.
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The fire department determined that the property had high levels of volatile organic compounds, which have high vapor pressure and low water solubility, and can be found in common household products.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The grift caught up with them when the gigantic hole in solubility was pointed out by reporter Ian Allison, who intercepted an Alameda balance sheet.
    — Kathleen Breitman, Fortune Crypto, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Because of its strong cleaning power and solubility, Bio IOS also works in cold regions with low-temperature or hard water.
    — Kao Contributor, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • To control this process, the researchers focused on using something called an anti-solvent, which basically reduces the solubility of other chemicals in solution.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The key ingredients of the new process revolve around something called ammonium thiocyanate (a salt with unusual solubility behaviour), water, and, of course, pressure.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • By using a new 3D polymer framework, the researchers overcame the solubility and conductivity issues that have plagued organic cathodes for decades.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This is easily remedied by turning up the heat; sucrose solubility increases with temperature, meaning much more sugar can be dissolved in hot water compared to cold or room temperature water.
    — Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2014
  • Scientists at Rome's Central Restoration Institute ran solubility tests and found no traces of sugars or proteins, just fatty substances like waxes and resins.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Because these particles do not evaporate easily and have low solubility, previous efforts to measure organic carbon absorption likely missed them, says Shetty.
    — Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2023
  • While the solubility and flexibility of graphene (and other 2D materials) has opened some doors in the burgeoning field of printable electronics, challenges remain for those hoping to use them in functional inks.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2022
  • This architecture suppresses solubility and increases the number of electroactive sites available for ion coordination.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025

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