Insoluble Definition

ĭn-sŏlyə-bəl
adjective
That cannot be solved; unsolvable.
Webster's New World
That cannot be dissolved; not soluble.
Webster's New World
Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable.
Insoluble riddles.
American Heritage

That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.

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Origin of Insoluble

  • Middle English insolible from Latin īnsolūbilis in- not in–1 solvere to loosen soluble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French, from Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).

    From Wiktionary

Insoluble Sentence Examples

  • The insoluble salts are rose-red or violet in colour.

  • It is insoluble in water, while its salts are readily soluble.

  • Certain substances, such as the precious metals, are quite insoluble in the bead, but float about in it.

  • Arsenic is insoluble in the acid, but immediately dissolves in the bleaching-powder.

  • It is almost insoluble in water, but mixes in all proportions with absolute alcohol, ether, benzene and various oils.

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Words Starting With

IININS

Words Ending With

ELEBLE

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