different between unaccountable vs insoluble

English

Etymology

un- +? accountable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??ka?nt?bl?/
• Hyphenation: un?ac?count?a?ble

Adjective

unaccountable (comparative more unaccountable, superlative most unaccountable)

1. inexplicable; unable to account for, or explain.
2. not responsible; free from accountability or control.

Translations

References

• “unaccountable”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin insolubilis (in- + solubilis).

Adjective

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

1. That cannot be dissolved.
2. That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
3. That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

Synonyms

• (not explainable): inexplicable; See Thesaurus:incomprehensible or Thesaurus:mysterious

Antonyms

• soluble

Related terms

• insolubility
• insolubly

Translations

Noun

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. Any substance that cannot be dissolved.
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     As there is a partial vacuum inside the drum, the liquid is sucked inside the drum and the insolubles are deposited on the outer surface of the membrane filter.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ?nsol?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /in.su?lu.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.so?lu.ble/

Adjective

insoluble (masculine and feminine plural insolubles)

1. insoluble
2. unsolvable

Further reading

• “insoluble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “insoluble” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “insoluble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “insoluble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nsol?bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. (chemistry) insoluble
2. (mathematics) insoluble

Further reading

• “insoluble” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ?nsol?bilis.

Adjective

insoluble (plural insolubles)

1. insoluble
2. unsolvable

Further reading

• “insoluble” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.