insoluble
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Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/
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Adjective
insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)
- (physical chemistry) That cannot be dissolved.
- 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
- (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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
insoluble (plural insolubles)
References
- “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.
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