insoluble

(ĭn-sŏl'yə-bəl)
adj.

1. That cannot be dissolved: insoluble matter.
2. Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable: insoluble riddles.

[Middle English insolible, from Latin īnsolūbilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + solvere, to loosen; see soluble.]

insolubility in·sol'u·bil'i·ty or in·sol'u·ble·ness n.
insoluble in·sol'u·ble n.
insolubly in·sol'u·bly adv.

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Insoluble relates to the meanings of dissolve as well as solve, and therefore refers to difficulties, questions, and problems that cannot be answered as well as to substances that cannot be absorbed in liquid. Unsolvable is more limited in range, corresponding only to the first of these meanings.

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adj

Definition: mysterious
Antonyms: explainable, explicable, obvious, open, solvable

1. incapable of being dissolved (in water unless otherwise specified); of extremely low solubility.
2. incapable of being solved; having no solution.

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Not susceptible to being dissolved.

adj

Not susceptible to being dissolved.

For a list of words related to insoluble, see:

• Physical Properties and Changes - insoluble: (adj) incapable of being dissolved in specific solvent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uopløselig, uløselig, uforklarlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onoplosbaar, onverklaarbaar

Français (French)
adj. - insoluble, (Chim, Méd) insoluble, qu'on ne peut résoudre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unlösbar, unlöslich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάλυτος, ανεξήγητος, άλυτος

Italiano (Italian)
insolubile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - insolúvel

Русский (Russian)
нерастворимый, неразрешимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indisoluble, insoluble

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olöslig (äv. bildl.), oförklarlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不能溶解的, 不能解决的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能溶解的, 不能解決的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 녹지 않는, 풀 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 解けない, 溶解しない, 解決できない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يحل, لا يفسر, لا يذوب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מסיס, שאין לפתרו, חסר שחר‬

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