insoluble
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
[edit]insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)
- (physical chemistry) That cannot be dissolved. For example, petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
- That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
- 2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, p. 3
- The reason Fisher concluded that the problem is likely insoluble is that the ability of real-world agents to act on new perceived opportunities of arbitrage – including those that turn out to be incorrect – makes stability impossible to demonstrate without additional strong (and unrealistic) assumptions.
- 2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, p. 3
- That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
- That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
Synonyms
[edit]- (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]not soluble; that cannot be dissolved
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not solvable; that cannot be solved
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not explainable
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Noun
[edit]insoluble (plural insolubles)
- 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
[edit]- ^ “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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin īnsolūbilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]insoluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)
Further reading
[edit]- “insoluble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insoluble”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “insoluble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insoluble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin īnsolūbilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]insoluble (plural insolubles)
Further reading
[edit]- “insoluble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin īnsolūbilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]insoluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)
Further reading
[edit]- “insoluble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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