resolubilityn.1
/rᵻˌzɒljᵿˈbɪlᵻti/, /rᵻˌsɒljᵿˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /rəˌzɑljəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /riˌzɑljəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality or fact of being resolvable.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [noun] > quality of being solvable
resolubility1828
1828 A. Herbert Nimrod III. ii. 568 It intimates the indifferency of all, and their resolubility into natural magic.
1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 48/1 Researches on the resolubility of algebraic equations by radicals.
1904 Proc. Colorado Sci. Soc. 7 290 He imagined..that he could see..that the nebulæ showed a possibility of resolubility.
1925 Philos. Rev. 34 572 I do not mean that number and quantitative analysis are not natural and dear to intellect both in their essential resolubility and in their progressive value in this actual world.
2001 P. Pettit in B. Leiter Objectivity in Law & Morals vi. 252 We may actually resolve the difference, so that resolubility in principle is established by resolution in practice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
resolubilityn.2
/riːˌsɒljᵿˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /riˌsɑljəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality or fact of being re-soluble.
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1834 Dublin Jrnl. Med. & Chem. Sci. 5 282 Its speedy re-solubility, as denoted by the clouded drop becoming again clear, when placed over a vessel of caustic ammonia.
1885 W. D. Richmond Colour & Colour Printing 144 The chrome alum will prevent its resolubility.
1922 Internat. Med. & Surg. Surv. 3 No. 5. i. 881 Age diminishes to a great extent the resolubility of jellies.
2006 P. Wissman & K. C. Messerly Painting Elements 13 Fluid acrylics have the following advantages over watercolor... Watercolor effects without resolubility.
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