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NON-WATER-SOLUBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does non-water-soluble mean?
• NON-WATER-SOLUBLE (adjective)
The adjective NON-WATER-SOLUBLE has 1 sense:
1. not soluble in water
Familiarity information: NON-WATER-SOLUBLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NON-WATER-SOLUBLE (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not soluble in water
Synonyms:
non-water-soluble; water-insoluble
Similar:
indissoluble; insoluble ((of a substance) incapable of being dissolved)
Context examples
A measurement of the unconjugated or non-water-soluble bilirubin in a biological specimen.
(Indirect Bilirubin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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