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insoluble (iou)



insoluble adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin insolubilis, formed as IN-3 + solubilis SOLUBLE adjective.]
A. adjective.
Impossible to loosen or untie; indissoluble. Now rare. LME.
b. Of an argument: irrefutable. M16-L17.
Of a difficulty, problem, etc.: impossible to solve. LME.
P. Ferguson They were a problem, annoying but not insoluble. M. Rule The difficulties appeared to be insoluble.
Unable to be dissolved in a liquid. E18.
F. Smyth Arsenious oxide is practically insoluble in cold water.
Of a debt: impossible to discharge. M19.
b. noun. An insoluble difficulty or problem. LME.
insolu'bility noun E17.
insolubleness noun L17.
insolubly adverb L19.