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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-sol-yuh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɒl yə bəl |
Definition of insoluble
Origin :- late 14c., "unable to be loosened," from Latin insolubilis "that cannot be loosened," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + solubilis (see soluble). Figurative use, of problems, etc., is from late 14c.
- It was a tacit conviction of the learned during the Middle Ages that no such thing as an insoluble question existed. There might be matters that presented serious difficulties, but if you could lay them before the right man -- some Arab in Spain, for instance, omniscient by reason of studies into the details of which it was better not to inquire -- he would give you a conclusive answer. The real trouble was only to find your man. [Gertrude Bell, "The Desert and the Sown," 1907]
- adj mysterious, unable to be solved or answered
- The problem is not insoluble, but we must admit that the solution is not easy.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- A strong solution of alum put into glue will make it insoluble in water.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- "We haven't reached the insoluble part," said Adine gravely.
- Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
- The insoluble compounds of zinc can be prepared by precipitation.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- Most of the chromates are insoluble and can therefore be prepared by precipitation.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- Most of the sulphides are insoluble in water, and some of them are insoluble in acids.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- The normal salts are nearly all insoluble and many of them occur in nature.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- To them matter is as insoluble as the transforming forces which emanate from it.
- Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland
- It reaches the market in a fine powder, which is insoluble in water.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
- The notion of good and evil is insoluble by universal suffrage.
- Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
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