insoluble
/ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That cannot be broken down or dispersed.
Example Sentences
- "Petroleum is largely insoluble in water."
- "This dispute, as already stated was insoluble in the ideological context in which it took place."
- "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."
- "Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious"
- "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."
Etymology
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.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/
- British English: /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/