Meaning of INSOLUBLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sâlyubul
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- [adj] without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
- [adj] (of a substance) not easily dissolved
- [adj] admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt"
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| | Synonyms: | | hopeless, indissoluble, insolvable, unresolvable, unsoluble, unsolvable |
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| | Antonyms: | | soluble | | |
| | See Also: | | incomprehensible, inexplicable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Not soluble; unable to be dissolved. |
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| | Related Terms: | | coherent, cohesive, enwrapped in mystery, impartible, indefinable, indiscerptible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indivisible, inexplicable, inextricable, infrangible, infusible, inseparable, insolvable, mysterious, mystic, unaccountable, undefinable, undividable, unexplainable, unified, uninterpretable, unsolvable |
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