insolubility

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insoluble
adjective
us/ɪnˈsɑl·jə·bəl/

insolubleadjective (DIFFICULT TO SOLVE)

[ not gradable ]
(of a problem) so difficult that it is impossible to solve:
Traffic congestion in big cities seems to be an insoluble problem.

insolubleadjective (IMPOSSIBLE TO MIX)

(of a substance) impossible to dissolve:
Sand is insoluble in water.

Examples of insoluble

insoluble
Besides, cooling agent penetrates into the porous layer, dissolves and washes out soluble fractions of corrosion products and replaces them with insoluble compounds.
Not to our surprise we found the problem insoluble.
The decision may or may not have been a response to an insoluble domestic crisis.
In preparation for assay, the samples were rapidly thawed and centrifuged for 10 min to remove coagulated protein and other insoluble material.
The effluent from the drain was used as sullage water and any insoluble detritus which stopped at the landfill was buried.
Proteaseresistant and detergent-insoluble prion protein is not necessarily associated with prion infectivity.
Prevention and management of pressure ulcers insoluble in water but absorb aqueous solutions.
His new understanding begets a partial point of view that leaves reason in insoluble conflict.
Condensed tannins exist as water-soluble oligomers and as insoluble polymers10.
The third type of problem, informal payments, seems even more insoluble and exists on all levels: managerial, political, social, economic, cultural.
The high molecular weight of coal derives from its highly crosslinked nature, which makes it insoluble in all common solvents.
In contrast, insoluble molecular structures characterized by covalent bonds are, in all likelihood, of the same age as the host rock.
Not only does the argument lead to insoluble theoretical and practical problems, but it also has invidious consequences.
Here, (x, t) is the concentration of insoluble surfactant on the free surface.
In control cages, insoluble fibre concentration remained constant, with a slight, non-significant decrease in summer.
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