insoluble
AdjectiveUS[in-sol-yuh-buhl]/ˌɪnˈsɑljəbəl/4 syllables
Synonyms:
indissoluble
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Adjective (3)
- (of a substance) incapable of being dissolvedSynonyms: indissolubleSimilar water-insoluble, non-water-soluble
- admitting of no solution or explanation“an insoluble doubt”Opposite solubleSimilar insolvable, unsolubleSee also inexplicable, incomprehensible
- without hope of solution“an insoluble problem”Opposite hopefulSimilar hopeless
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·sol′u·ble adjective
Origin: 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.” obsolete Philemon Holland
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54