Insoluble
[ɪn'sɒljʊb(ə)l] or [ɪn'sɑljəbl]
Definition
(adj.) without hope of solution; 'an insoluble problem' .
(adj.) (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved .
(adj.) admitting of no solution or explanation; 'an insoluble doubt' .
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Definition
(a.) Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.
(a.) Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.
(a.) Strong.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. That cannot be dissolved.[2]. Insolvable, inexplicable, that cannot be solved, not to be explained.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SOLUBLE]
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Definition
adj. not capable of being dissolved: not to be solved or explained.—ns. Insolubil′ity Insol′ubleness.
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Examples
- It is a most insoluble mystery. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Metallic silver takes the place of potassium, forming insoluble iodide of silver on the film. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As to his shirt-collar, and his coat-collar, they were perplexing to reflect upon,--insoluble mysteries both. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The light acting upon the plate rendered the resin insoluble where exposed, and left it soluble under the shadows. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This is ultimately a complex problem in psychology, but it is absurd to pretend that it is an insoluble one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When soap is put into water containing one or both of these, it combines with the salts to form sticky insoluble scum. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The process depends upon the property possessed by bichromate of potassium, and other chemicals, of rendering insoluble under the action of light, gelatine or some similar substance. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This is because cotton fibers possess no chemical substance capable of uniting with the coloring matter to form a compound insoluble in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But if it is not insoluble, it is equally unreasonable to pretend that it has been solved. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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