solubility

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

solubility
    n 1: the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in
         a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)
    2: the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it
       possible to solve [syn: {solvability}, {solubility}] [ant:
       {insolubility}, {unsolvability}]
    3: the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid
       [ant: {insolubility}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Solubility \Sol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. solubilit['e].]
   1. The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or
      solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of
      a problem or intricate difficulty.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.) The tendency to separate readily into parts by
      spurious articulations, as the pods of tick trefoil.
      [1913 Webster]

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