insoluble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: insoluble	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insoluble adj (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [syn: insoluble, indissoluble] Antonym(s): soluble admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" Antonym(s): soluble without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insoluble \Insol"uble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See {In-} not, and {Soluble}, and cf. {Insolvable}.] 1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water. 2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty. 3. Strong. [bd]An insoluble wall.[b8] [Obs.] --Holland