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water-insoluble

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  • adjective not soluble in water

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • Any of a heterogeneous group of fats and fatlike substances characterized by being water-insoluble.

    Alagille Syndrome Glossary 2009

  • Slow-release fertilizers contain water-insoluble nitrogen, making them suitable for early-fall applications.

    Tip of the Day: Fertilize your lawn this fall 2008

  • Slow-release fertilizers contain water-insoluble nitrogen, making them suitable for early-fall applications.

    Tip of the Day: Fertilize your lawn this fall 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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