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insolubility

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in⋅sol⋅u⋅ble

  [in-sol-yuh-buhl]
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–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

Related forms:
in⋅sol⋅u⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅sol⋅u⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅sol⋅u⋅bly, adverb
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in·sol·u·ble   (ĭn-sŏl'yə-bəl)   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·sol·u·ble
Pronunciation: (')in-'säl-y&-b&l
Function: adjective
: incapable of being dissolved in a liquid;also : soluble only with difficulty or to a slight degree
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insoluble in·sol·u·ble (ĭn-sŏl'yə-bəl)
adj.
Not soluble.

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insoluble   (ĭn-sŏl'yə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Not capable of being fully dissolved. Fats and oils are insoluble in water.
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