insoluble
UK/ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl//ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/
insoluble adjective: that cannot be dissolved.
Adjective
insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)
- That cannot be dissolved.
- Petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
- Synonyms:
- indissoluble, undissolvable
- Antonyms:
- soluble, dissoluble, dissolvable
- That cannot be solved.
- This dispute, as already stated was insoluble in the ideological context in which it took place.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...
- 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)...2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 3
- Synonyms:
- insolvable, unsolvable
- That cannot be explained.
- Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious
- Synonyms:
- inexplicable, unexplainable, unexplained, mysterious, abstruse, Chinese, dense, enigmatic, fathomless, bottomless
- That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
- Synonyms:
- indissoluble, undissolvable
- Antonyms:
- soluble, dissoluble, dissolvable
Noun
insoluble (plural insolubles)
- Any substance that cannot be dissolved.
- 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
insoluble meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
insoluble in Hindi
- insoluble
- अघुलनशील aghulanśīl, अविलेय aviley
insoluble in Tamil
- கரையாத, கரையுந்தன்மையில்லாத, கரையாத பொருள், தீர்வற்ற, தீர்க்க இயலாத
insoluble in Bengali
- অদ্রবণীয়, সমাধানাতীত
insoluble in Malayalam
- unanswerable, unsolvable, unresolvable
- വ്യക്തമാക്കാൻ സാധിക്കാത്ത, കഠിനമായ, ഗഹനമായ, അഭേദ്യമായ, അസമാധേയ, സമാധാനം പറയാനാകാത്ത
- indissoluble
- ലയിക്കാത്ത, അലിയാത്ത, അവിലേയ, കലങ്ങാത്ത, അദ്രാവ്യമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- insoluble in Kannada
- ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಬಿಡಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಕರಗದ
- insoluble in Tagalog
- dilusawin
Examples of insoluble in a sentence
- One of the hallmarks of the condition is deposits of insoluble fibres of a substance called synuclein.
- Insoluble antigens were solubilized (refolded) from denaturating conditions (8 M urea) into buffers free of choatropic reagents.
- Primary stage – removal of insoluble particulate material by screening, the addition of coagulants, followed by settlementation.
Synonyms of insoluble
- indissoluble
- undissolvable
- insolvable
- unsolvable
- inexplicable
- unexplainable
- unexplained
- mysterious
- abstruse
- Chinese
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- dense
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
- inapprehensible
- incognizable
- incomprehensible
- ineffable
- inenubilable
- impenetrable
- insensible
- inscrutable
- nonunderstandable
- obscure
- tenebrose
- thick
- undecipherable
- undiscoverable
- unfathomable
- ungraspable
- unintelligible
- unknowable
- ununderstandable
- arcane
- cryptic
- ill-defined
- mysterioso
- mystic
- runish
Antonyms
Forms of insoluble
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more insoluble |
| superlative | most insoluble |
| Noun | |
| plural | insolubles |
Origin of insoluble
From Middle English insolible, from Middle French insoluble, from Latin insolūbilis, from in- + solūbilis. Piecewise doublet of insolvable and unsolvable. By surface analysis, in- + soluble.
Words formed from insoluble
Questions about insoluble
- What does insoluble mean?
- Insoluble means that cannot be dissolved.
- What is insoluble in Hindi?
- Insoluble in Hindi is अघुलनशील (aghulanśīl), अविलेय (aviley). See Insoluble meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is insoluble?
- Insoluble can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce insoluble?
- Insoluble is pronounced /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/ (UK).
Words near insoluble in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: insoluble (page history and authors); अघुलनशील (Hindi) (page history and authors); insoluble (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Insoluble (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); insoluble (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); insoluble (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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