insoluble

English

Etymology

From Middle English insolible, from Middle French insoluble, from Latin insolūbilis, from in- +‎ solūbilis.[1] Equivalent to in- +‎ soluble. Piecewise doublet of insolvable and unsolvable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

  1. (physical chemistry) That cannot be dissolved. For example, petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
  2. That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
  3. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
  4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

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Noun

insoluble (plural insolubles)

  1. Any substance that cannot be dissolved.
    • 2006, Ashok Pandey, Enzyme Technology, page 518:
      As there is a partial vacuum inside the drum, the liquid is sucked inside the drum and the insolubles are deposited on the outer surface of the membrane filter.

References
  1. “insoluble”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

insoluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)

  1. insoluble
  2. unsolvable

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French

Etymology

From Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

insoluble (plural insolubles)

  1. (chemistry) insoluble
  2. (mathematics) insoluble

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnsolūbilis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /insoˈluble/ [ĩn.soˈlu.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -uble
  • Syllabification: in‧so‧lu‧ble

Adjective

insoluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)

  1. insoluble
  2. unsolvable

Further reading
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