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insoluble |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insoluble \In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf F. insoluble. See {In-} not and {Soluble}, and cf {Insolvable}.] 1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as chalk is insoluble in water. 2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty. 3. Strong. ``An insoluble wall.'' [Obs.] --Holland From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insoluble adj 1: (of a substance) not easily dissolved [ant: {soluble}] 2: admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" [ant: {soluble}] 3: without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
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