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tear(2)(dictionary)
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tear(3)(dictionary)
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Tear(medicine)

insoluble (oh) and tear(2) (iou)


insoluble (oh)



an insoluble problem is or seems impossible to solve
::insoluble conflicts within the department
an insoluble substance does not become a liquid when you put it into a liquid
-opposite soluble soluble
-see also dissolve dissolve

tear(2) (iou)



tear noun2 & adjective. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[App. from Dutch or Low German: cf. Middle Dutch, Middle Flemish, Middle Low German, Low German teer, ter contr. of teeder, teder fine, thin, delicate, tender.]
A. noun. Something of the finest or best quality; esp. the finest fibre of flax or hemp. Formerly also, the finest flour. LME.
B. adjective. Esp. of flour and hemp: fine, delicate; of the best quality. LME-M16.