- that cannot be solved; unsolvable
- that cannot be dissolved; not soluble
Origin of insoluble
Middle English insolible from Classical Latin insolubilis
adjective
The definition of insoluble is something that cannot be solved or dissolved.
An example of something insoluble is a cryptic phrase in an old mystery book that people have been trying to uncode for centuries.
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insoluble
adjective
- That cannot be dissolved: insoluble matter.
- Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable: insoluble riddles.
Origin of insoluble
Middle English insolible from Latin īnsolūbilis in- not ; see in- 1. solvere to loosen ; see soluble .Related Forms:
- in·sol′u·bil′i·ty in·sol′u·ble·ness
noun
- in·sol′u·ble
noun
- in·sol′u·bly
adverb
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Not capable of being fully dissolved. Fats and oils are insoluble in water.
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Adjective
(comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)
- That cannot be dissolved.
- That cannot be solved; insolvable.
- That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
Origin
From Old French, from Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).
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Sentence Examples
- The insoluble salts are rose-red or violet in colour.
- It is insoluble in water, while its salts are readily soluble.
- Arsenic is insoluble in the acid, but immediately dissolves in the bleaching-powder.
- Certain substances, such as the precious metals, are quite insoluble in the bead, but float about in it.
- It is almost insoluble in water, but mixes in all proportions with absolute alcohol, ether, benzene and various oils.
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WORDS NEAR insoluble IN THE DICTIONARY
- insoluble
- insolubleness
- insolubly
- insolvable