insoluble

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Soluble fiber dissolves in water and slows digestion, while insoluble fiber helps move waste through the digestive tract.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s the counterpoint to Syd’s earliest argument for sticking with this insoluble endeavor: “Why can’t we put everything that we have into everything that we can?”

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

But if a problem is insoluble, it’s not a problem anymore; it’s just the way things are.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

"Ketone bodies interact with damaged and misfolded proteins directly, making them insoluble so they can be pulled from the cell and recycled."

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

There had to be atoms of information—discrete, insoluble, indelible particles—moving from parent to child.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee