solubilize

[ sol-yuh-buh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, sol·u·bi·lized, sol·u·bi·liz·ing.

to make soluble, or to increase solubility.

solubilize

/ ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz /

verb

to make or become soluble, as in the addition of detergents to fats to make them dissolve in water

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Other Words From

solu·bi·li·zation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of solubilize¹

1925–30; soluble + -ize, with -i- inserted as in solubility

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Example Sentences

There are two rough classes of cleaning agents, solubilizing agents and chemically reactive agents, says Joseph Topczewski, a chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota.

From Popular-Science

If released in root exudates, other types of flavonoids can, with a little help from the root microbiome, solubilize iron, copper, and zinc in the rhizosphere.

From Nautilus

solubility product soluble

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