1. to make insoluble; to cause a substance to become unable to dissolve in a liquid (especially water)
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'insolubilize'; technical/scientific term, commonly used in chemistry and biology

Examples

• The addition of calcium chloride insolubilizes the phosphate in the solution.
• Heat insolubilizes certain proteins, causing them to aggregate.
• The chemical reaction insolubilizes the metal ions, allowing them to be filtered out.
• Lowering the pH insolubilizes the compound, forming a visible precipitate.
• The enzyme insolubilizes the substrate to facilitate separation from the liquid phase.