INSOLUBILITY

insolubility

(noun) the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid

unsolvability, insolubility

(noun) the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

insolubility (usually uncountable, plural insolubilities)

The quality of being insoluble

Source: Wiktionary


In*sol`u*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilité.]

1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.

2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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