insoluble
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insoluble
incapable of being dissolved; incapable of being explained
Not to be confused with:
insolvable – incapable of being solved
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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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insoluble
(ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl)adj
1. (Chemistry) incapable of being dissolved; incapable of forming a solution, esp in water
2. incapable of being solved
inˌsoluˈbility, inˈsolubleness n
inˈsolubly adv
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in•sol•u•ble
(ɪnˈsɒl yə bəl)adj.
1. incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.
2. incapable of being solved: an insoluble problem.
[1350–1400; Middle English insolible < Middle French insoluble < Latin insolūbilis; see in-3, soluble]
in•sol`u•bil′i•ty, in•sol′u•ble•ness, n.
in•sol′u•bly, adv.
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in·sol·u·ble
(ĭn-sŏl′yə-bəl) Not capable of being fully dissolved; not soluble.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
insoluble
- Can be applied to problems that cannot be solved as well as substances that will not dissolve in liquids.See also related terms for problems.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
insoluble
Describes a substance which does not dissolve in a particular solvent under certain conditions of temperature and pressure.
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| Adj. | 1. | insoluble - (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved soluble - (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) |
| 2. | insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" soluble - susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble" | |
| 3. | insoluble - without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem" hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" |
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insoluble
adjective
1. inexplicable, mysterious, baffling, obscure, mystifying, impenetrable, unaccountable, unfathomable, indecipherable, unsolvable an insoluble dilemma that I could do nothing about
inexplicable comprehensible, explicable, solvable, soluble, penetrable, fathomable
inexplicable comprehensible, explicable, solvable, soluble, penetrable, fathomable
2. indissoluble, not soluble Carotenes are insoluble in water.
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Translations
لا يُحَللا يَذوب
neřešitelnýnerozpustný
uløseliguopløselig
megoldhatatlanoldhatatlan
óleysanleguróuppleysanlegur
neišsprendžiamasnetirpumasnetirpus
neatrisināmsnešķīdi- nāmsnešķīstošs
neriešiteľnýnerozpustný
çözümlenemezçözünmezerimeziçinden çıkılmaz
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
insoluble
[ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl] adj (which can't be solved) [problem, mystery] → insoluble
(which can't be dissolved) [substance] → insoluble
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
insoluble
(inˈsoljubl) adjective1. (of a substance) impossible to dissolve. This chemical is insoluble (in water).
2. (of a problem or difficulty) impossible to solve.
insoluˈbility nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
in·sol·u·ble
a. insoluble, que no se disuelve.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
insoluble
adj insolubleEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.