in·sol·u·bil·ize

[in-sol-yuh-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), in·sol·u·bil·ized, in·sol·u·bil·iz·ing.
to make incapable of dissolving: a resin insolubilized by heat.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Latin insolūbil(is) insoluble + -ize

in·sol·u·bi·li·za·tion, noun
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