noun
- The quality or state of being insoluble; inability to be dissolved in a liquid (especially water).
- The quality of being impossible to solve or resolve; an unsolvable problem or difficulty.
Usage: Plural form of insolubility; Commonly used in chemistry and scientific contexts
Usage: Figurative use; less common than the chemical sense
Examples
- The insolubilities of certain minerals make them difficult to extract from ore.
- Salt has low insolubilities in some organic solvents compared to water.
- The insolubilities of the ancient mystery have puzzled historians for centuries.
- Chemists study the insolubilities of compounds to understand their properties.
- Despite years of research, the insolubilities of the problem remain a challenge.
- The insolubilities of chalk in water make it useful for writing on blackboards.