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Webster 1913 Edition


Insoluble

In-sol′u-ble

,
Adj.
[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

Webster 1828 Edition


Insoluble

INSOL'UBLE

,
Adj.
[L. insolubilis; in and solvo, to dissolve.]
1.
That cannot be dissolved, particularly by a liquid. We say a substance is insoluble in water, when its parts will not separate and mix with that fluid.
2.
Not to be solved or explained; not to be resolved; as a doubt or difficulty. [Not much used.]

Definition 2024


insoluble

insoluble

English

Adjective

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

  1. That cannot be dissolved.
  2. That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
  3. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
  4. That cannot be broken down; dispersed

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Etymology

From Latin insolubilis.

Adjective

insoluble m, f (plural insolubles)

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