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- adjective Not
soluble .
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The water-soluble flavor compounds in the smoke are trapped within this liquid, while the nonsoluble, carcinogenic tars and resins are removed by a series of filters, resulting in a clean, smoke-flavored liquid.
VEGAN "LIVERWURST"-- TRUST ME, IT'S DELICIOUS!-- AND INFO ON LIQUID SMOKE Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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The water-soluble flavor compounds in the smoke are trapped within this liquid, while the nonsoluble, carcinogenic tars and resins are removed by a series of filters, resulting in a clean, smoke-flavored liquid.
Archive 2009-08-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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Orgro is rich in phosphate and iron, and both (but especially phosphate) bind to lead (and zinc, another contaminant) in a way that makes it nonsoluble (so it won't dissolve when it rains) and bio-inaccessible (so organic things can't break it down with enzymes and then become poisoned).
Archive 2008-04-01 Sarah Werning 2008
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Orgro is rich in phosphate and iron, and both (but especially phosphate) bind to lead (and zinc, another contaminant) in a way that makes it nonsoluble (so it won't dissolve when it rains) and bio-inaccessible (so organic things can't break it down with enzymes and then become poisoned).
Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism Sarah Werning 2008
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There was also the matter of Kenny’s doctoral dissertation on nonsoluble alkalids, which had ground to a halt.
Babylon Nights Daniel Depp 2010
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