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US
/ˌɪnˈsɑɫjəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪnsˈɒljuːbəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪnsˈɒljuːbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
admitting of no solution or explanation
an insoluble doubt -
without hope of solution
an insoluble problem - (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved
How To Use insoluble In A Sentence
- The process works because soluble copper and iron form insoluble compounds with the ferrocyanide ion.
- Large, insoluble intermetallic particles that are present or form in the temperature range between liquidus and solidus reduce feeding.
- Sixty-six per cent. of _picrotoxin_ consists of another bitter substance, non-poisonous -- _picrotin_, which is insoluble in benzine and is reduced by Fehling's solution and nitrate of silver. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- Physical Geology is full of such selections — of the picking out of the soft from the hard, of the soluble from the insoluble, of the fusible from the infusible, by natural agencies to which we are certainly not in the habit of ascribing consciousness. Essays
- One example of a carbohydrate that doesn't count is cellulose, an insoluble fiber that imparts zero calories per gram.
- Foods that contain insoluble fibers are wheat bran, whole grain products and vegetables.
- Before the Jubilee the dilemma may have looked insoluble.
- Is it good enough in this day and age to accept it as an insoluble problem and allow it to continue?
- Hard water will, of course, affect soaping processes and consume soap by the formation of insoluble calcium and magnesium soaps.
- The prime minister faces a seemingly insoluble dilemma.