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| 1. | incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts. |
| 2. | incapable of being solved or explained: an insoluble problem. |
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adj.
[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. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
insoluble
1382, "unable to be loosened," from L. insolubilis "that cannot be loosened," from in- "not" + solubilis (see soluble). Fig, use, of problems, etc., is from 1393.
"It was a tacit conviction of the learned during the Middle Ages that no such thing as an insoluble question existed. There might be matters that presented serious difficulties, but if you could lay them before the right man -- some Arab in Spain, for instance, omniscient by reason of studies into the details of which it was better not to inquire -- he would give you a conclusive answer. The real trouble was only to find your man." [Gertrude Bell, "The Desert and the Sown," 1907]
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| insoluble | |
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| 1. | (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [ant: soluble] |
| 2. | admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" [ant: soluble] |
| 3. | without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
insoluble1 [inˈsoljubl] adjective
(of a substance) impossible to dissolve
Example: This chemical is insoluble (in water).
insoluble2 [inˈsoljubl] adjectiveExample: This chemical is insoluble (in water).
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(of a problem or difficulty) impossible to solve
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| insoluble
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Not capable of being fully dissolved. Fats and oils are insoluble in water. |
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Insoluble
In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See In- not, and Soluble, and cf. Insolvable.]1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water. 2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty. 3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] --Holland| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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