substance insoluble

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• insoluble — [ ɛ̃sɔlybl ] adj. • issoluble 1220; lat. insolubilis 1 ♦ Qu on ne peut résoudre. ⇒ impossible. S attaquer à un problème insoluble (cf. Chercher la quadrature du cercle). 2 ♦ (1762) Qui ne peut se dissoudre. Substance insoluble dans l eau, dans un …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• insoluble — ► ADJECTIVE 1) impossible to solve. 2) (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved. DERIVATIVES insolubility noun insolubly adverb …   English terms dictionary

• insoluble substance — substance which cannot be dissolved …   English contemporary dictionary

• insoluble — [[t]ɪnsɒ̱ljʊb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ An insoluble problem is so difficult that it is impossible to solve. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble... It was an insoluble dilemma and one which I could do nothing about. 2) ADJ If a… …   English dictionary

• Insoluble phosphoric acid — Phosphoric Phos*phor ic, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.] 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• insoluble — in|sol|u|ble [ınˈsɔljubəl US ınˈsa:l ] adj 1.) an insoluble problem is or seems impossible to solve ▪ insoluble conflicts within the department 2.) an insoluble substance does not become a liquid when you put it into a liquid ≠ ↑soluble… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• insoluble — adjective 1 an insoluble problem is or seems impossible to solve: insoluble conflicts within the department 2 an insoluble substance does not become a liquid when you put it into a liquid compare dissolve (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insoluble — in|sol|u|ble [ ın saljəbl ] adjective 1. ) an insoluble substance does not DISSOLVE and disappear when you put it into liquid ─ opposite SOLUBLE 2. ) impossible to solve: an insoluble problem/mystery …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• insoluble — UK [ɪnˈsɒljʊb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈsɑljəb(ə)l] adjective 1) chemistry an insoluble substance does not dissolve and disappear when you put it into liquid 2) impossible to solve an insoluble problem/mystery …   English dictionary

• insoluble Prussian blue — Prussian Prus sian, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.] Of or pertaining to Prussia. n. A native or inhabitant of Prussia. [1913 Webster] {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• insoluble — [ɪnˈsɒljʊb(ə)l] adj 1) an insoluble substance does not DISSOLVE in liquid 2) impossible to solve …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English