insoluble

From Old French, from Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

1. That cannot be dissolved.
2. That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
3. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

• (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious

• soluble

• insolubility
• insolubly

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. Any substance that cannot be dissolved.
   • 2006, Ashok Pandey, Enzyme Technology (page 518)

     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.

From Latin insolubilis.

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insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. (chemistry) insoluble
2. (mathematics) insoluble

• “insoluble” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. insoluble