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INSOLUBLES
Noun
insolubles
plural of insoluble
Source: Wiktionary
INSOLUBLE
In*sol"u*ble, a. Etym: [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. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] Holland
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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