Definitions for insolubleɪnˈsɒl yə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•sol•u•bleɪnˈsɒl yə bəl(adj.)
incapable of being dissolved:
insoluble salts.
incapable of being solved:
an insoluble problem.
Origin of insoluble:
1350–1400; ME insolible < MF insoluble < L insolūbilis; see in -3, soluble
in•sol′u•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
insoluble, indissoluble(adj)
(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved
insoluble(adj)
admitting of no solution or explanation
"an insoluble doubt"
insoluble(adj)
without hope of solution
"an insoluble problem"
Wiktionary
insoluble(Adjective)
that cannot be dissolved
insoluble(Adjective)
that cannot be solved; insolvable
insoluble(Adjective)
that cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable
Origin: From ( + ).
Webster Dictionary
Insoluble(adj)
not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water
Insoluble(adj)
not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty
Insoluble(adj)
strong
Translations for insoluble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onoplosbaarAfrikaans
- لا يَذوبArabic
- неразтворимBulgarian
- insolúvelPortuguese (BR)
- nerozpustnýCzech
- unlöslichGerman
- uopløseligDanish
- αδιάλυτοςGreek
- insolubleSpanish
- lahustamatuEstonian
- نامحلولFarsi
- liukenematonFinnish
- insolubleFrench
- לא מָסִיסHebrew
- न घुलने वालाHindi
- netopivCroatian
- oldhatatlanHungarian
- tidak larutIndonesian
- óuppleysanlegurIcelandic
- insolubileItalian
- 溶けないJapanese
- 용해되지 않는Korean
- netirpusLithuanian
- nešķīstošs; nešķīdi- nāmsLatvian
- tidak larutMalay
- onoplosbaarDutch
- uoppløseligNorwegian
- nierozpuszczalnyPolish
- نامحلولPersian
- نه ويلى كيدونكى، نه حل كيدونكىPashto
- insolúvelPortuguese
- insolubilRomanian
- нерастворимыйRussian
- nerozpustnýSlovak
- netopljivSlovenian
- nerastvorivSerbian
- olösligSwedish
- ไม่ละลายThai
- erimez,çözünmezTurkish
- 無法溶解的Chinese (Trad.)
- нерозчиннийUkrainian
- نہ گھلنے والاUrdu
- không hoà tanVietnamese
- 不可溶解的Chinese (Simp.)
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