insoluble
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).
Adjective
insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)
- That cannot be dissolved.
- That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
- That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
- That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
Synonyms
- (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
not soluble; that cannot be dissolved
|
not solvable; that cannot be solved
|
not explainable
|
Noun
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.
- 2006, Ashok Pandey, Enzyme Technology (page 518)
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin insolubilis.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
insoluble (plural insolubles)
Further reading
- “insoluble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Adjective
insoluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- fr:Chemistry
- fr:Mathematics
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish epicene adjectives