Definitions
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- adjective not soluble in water
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Adipocere, otherwise known as grave wax or mortuary wax, is a water-insoluble material consisting mostly of saturated fatty acids.
Archive 2009-06-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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Adipocere, otherwise known as grave wax or mortuary wax, is a water-insoluble material consisting mostly of saturated fatty acids.
A Bit of Soap Heather McDougal 2009
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Any of a heterogeneous group of fats and fatlike substances characterized by being water-insoluble.
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Slow-release fertilizers contain water-insoluble nitrogen, making them suitable for early-fall applications.
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Slow-release fertilizers contain water-insoluble nitrogen, making them suitable for early-fall applications.
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The nonpolar ends of these surfactant molecules form a kind of circle-barrier around a droplet of oil in water, with their water-insoluble ends next to the oil and the water-soluble ends away from it.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Waterproof articles are made of or coated with a continuous layer of some water-insoluble material such as plastic, rubber, vinyl resins, and the like; thus they are impermeable to air as well as water.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Waterproof articles are made of or coated with a continuous layer of some water-insoluble material such as plastic, rubber, vinyl resins, and the like; thus they are impermeable to air as well as water.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Waterproof articles are made of or coated with a continuous layer of some water-insoluble material such as plastic, rubber, vinyl resins, and the like; thus they are impermeable to air as well as water.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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The nonpolar ends of these surfactant molecules form a kind of circle-barrier around a droplet of oil in water, with their water-insoluble ends next to the oil and the water-soluble ends away from it.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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