An insoluble problem. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An insoluble doubt. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Those which we call insoluble generally differ from the rest only in degree. From Wordnik.com. [Religion and Chemistry] Reference
Old World was hopelessly entangled in insoluble problems. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Norman Angell - Biography] Reference
Carbonate of lime, itself, in the forms we have mentioned, is commonly called insoluble in water. From Wordnik.com. [Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel] Reference
Perhaps the most conscienceless class who seek to solve the insoluble is the 'cultured' class. From Wordnik.com. [An Anarchist Woman] Reference
I have this high molecular-weight band on my protein gels, and she said it was 'insoluble' protein. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-02-01] Reference
Smith College graduates urged to solve 'insoluble' problems. From Wordnik.com. [Reader - MassLive.com] Reference
Grim said:: SD, That raises one of those 'insoluble' dilemmas. From Wordnik.com. ["BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader] Reference
The algebraic numbers also include the solutions to "insoluble" algebraic equations. From Wordnik.com. [A Neighborhood of Infinity] Reference
The milky juice is neutral and coagulates rapidly, separating in two parts: a kind of insoluble pulp and a limpid colorless serum. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
'insoluble' problems suddenly become soluble once they're in the public domain. From Wordnik.com. [mySociety] Reference
He busies my mind with insoluble descriptions of Iowa. From Wordnik.com. [Avatar Of Chaos] Reference
Anyhow, it was an amazing riddle, an insoluble riddle. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Problems which had been considered insoluble were solved. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Aviation] Reference
That's not an insoluble problem, but it does make it harder. From Wordnik.com. [An Alzheimer's Fingerprint?] Reference
Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems. From Wordnik.com. [Jake Diliberto: War Propaganda: Soldiers Become Pawns For The Powerful] Reference
How to reconcile these discrepancies seemed an insoluble problem. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
But that was another way of saying that the problem was insoluble. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosopher And The Pragmatist] Reference
It reaches the market in a fine powder, which is insoluble in water. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference
Of the four or five hundred roots which remain, the insoluble residuum. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Consume enough soluble and insoluble fiber to maintain a daily bowel movement. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Barrie, ND: The Keys to Maintaining a Healthy Gut] Reference
The problem seemed then as insoluble as when it had been presented the first time. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Soil also contains insoluble minerals that are made soluble by biological activity. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Starch is insoluble in cold water, but by boiling, it dissolves, forming a thick paste. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
CFCs, in contrast, are insoluble; they reach the stratosphere and stay there for decades. From Wordnik.com. [Is The Ozone Hole In Our Heads?] Reference
By their very nature, problems of global scope often seem insoluble, and some may well be. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor’s Desk] Reference
Homelessness, seemingly chronic and insoluble, is a fact of daily life in most large cities. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Winter] Reference
It is a particular case of that insoluble and melancholy problem of the birth and death of love. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It was just too complex and too insoluble for him to wade into this early in his new administration. From Wordnik.com. [Political Lives: Hell Week] Reference
Summer would return, beckoning us to make insoluble pacts with ourselves to test our mortal boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Above the River's Edge] Reference
Slow-release fertilizers contain water-insoluble nitrogen, making them suitable for early-fall applications. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Fertilize your lawn this fall] Reference
As we struggle to solve the insoluble problems of Iraq, what do we do about the moral rot that occupation brings to the occupiers?. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Exit Strategy] Reference
A new wave of parents has chosen home schooling not primarily on its merits but because schools seemed mired in insoluble problems. From Wordnik.com. [No Longer A Fringe Movement] Reference
But if the water is heated the salt then becomes more and more insoluble as the temperature increases, till it is completely insoluble. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
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