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in⋅sol⋅u⋅ble

   [in-sol-yuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.
2. incapable of being solved or explained: an insoluble problem.
Origin:
1350–1400; < L insolūbilis; r. ME insolible < MF insoluble < L. See in- 3 , soluble
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in·sol·u·ble     (ĭn-sŏl'yə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. That cannot be dissolved: insoluble matter.
  2. Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable: insoluble riddles.


[Middle English insolible, from Latin īnsolūbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + solvere, to loosen; see soluble.]

in·sol'u·bil'i·ty, in·sol'u·ble·ness n., in·sol'u·ble n., in·sol'u·bly adv.
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insolubility

noun
1. the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve [syn: unsolvability] [ant: solubility] 
2. the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid [ant: solubility] 

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Insolubility

In*sol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilit['e].]

1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.

2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.

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