water-soluble

[ waw-ter-sol-yuh-buh l, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌsɒl yə bəl, ˈwɒt ər- /

capable of dissolving in water.

Origin of water-soluble

First recorded in 1920–25

The pesticides and fungicides applied to grapevines are not water-soluble.

A Wine Revolution |Sophie Menin |May 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
This compound is water-soluble, but caffein can not be extracted from the crystals with anhydrous solvents.

All About Coffee |William H. Ukers
The antiscorbutic vitamine is soluble in water, and therefore is termed by some the “water-soluble C” factor.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess
Hence, they must be in water-soluble form before they can be utilized by plants.

The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

As is well known, yeast possesses the water-soluble vitamine in marked concentration.

Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess
At least two "determinants" are thought to be concerned in the nutrition of growth, a fat-soluble and a water-soluble substance.

Food Poisoning |Edwin Oakes Jordan