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insolubility

American  
[in-sahl-yuh-bil-i-tee] / ɪnˌsɑl yəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being unable to be dissolved.

  2. the quality or fact of being impossible to solve.


Example Sentences

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"I think ours is one of the few studies that shows that insolubility and aggregation of those proteins might be the link between the two."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

That insolubility is important because it prevents the material from dissolving into the battery electrolyte, as some organic battery materials do, thereby extending its lifetime.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Such a method, perhaps, could yield insights that help us solve hard problems, or, conversely, accept their insolubility.

From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2021

I keep thinking about this push and pull of tension in the game: the apparent insolubility, the frustration, controller throwing, and then…something breaks.

From Forbes • Mar. 27, 2015

Mixed with suberine, cerine and resin give cork its insolubility and inalterability.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various