undissolved

adjective

un·​dis·​solved ˌən-di-ˈzälvd How to pronounce undissolved (audio)
-ˈzȯlvd,
 also  -ˈzävd,
 or  -ˈzȯvd
: not dissolved
undissolved sugar

Examples of undissolved in a Sentence

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The team's analysis involved chemically dissolving tissue from the samples into a kind of slurry, and then separating out the undissolved plastic by spinning the slurry in a centrifuge. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The researchers dissolved the samples in chemicals, then ran the resultant slurry through a centrifuge, which spun out a pellet of undissolved plastic. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025 If there’s any undissolved sugar in the bottom of the bowl, do not transfer it to the parchment paper. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022 Leftover undissolved salt can be swept up and used on the next icy day, Nenn said. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2022 Yes, it’s billed as sweet, but the toss was literally sugary, with visible, textural, undissolved grains. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020 Give the dispensers a once-over too to remove any debris or traces of undissolved detergent. Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022 This is something that Ruckledge came to understand when, six months after his fox eye procedure, his body rejected his undissolved threads. Beth Ashley, refinery29.com, 8 July 2022 Any undissolved sugar will absorb water and your meringue may collapse or weep. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undissolved was in 1535

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“Undissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undissolved. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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