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Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.
Use to describe a substance that does not dissolve in a solvent to give a reasonable concentration.
insolubility. Compare with soluble. Refers to a substance that does not dissolve in a solvent to any significant degree. Compounds with solubilities of less than 1 g per liter of water are often referred to as 'insoluble', even though they do dissolve to a small extent.
Incapable of being dissolved in a fluid; opposite of soluble.
Keywords:
Doubt,
Insolvable,
Admitting,
Solution,
Explanation
Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.
admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt"
without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
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