adjective · rare

insoluble

insoluble · more insoluble · most insoluble

китайський

китайский, ханьский

unlösbar, unerklärlich

That cannot be dissolvedThat cannot be dissolved.

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UK/ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/US/ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/

» This is insoluble in water.

Это не растворяется в воде.

Оно не растворяется в воде.

Meaning

4 senses

(physical)That cannot be dissolved.
Petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
unlösbar
(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved
That cannot be solved.
unlösbar
That cannot be explained.
Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious
unerklärlich
That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

Examples

3 sentences

This is insoluble in water.
ruЭто не растворяется в воде. — odexed
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Anyone who does not have tools always finds the slightest problem insoluble.
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Aluminium is insoluble in water.
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Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

not soluble; that cannot be dissolved:

not explainable:

Origin

From Middle English insolible, from Middle French insoluble, from Latin insolūbilis, from

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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