indissoluble
AdjectiveSynonyms:
insoluble
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Adjective (2)
- (of a substance) incapable of being dissolvedSynonyms: insolubleOpposite solubleSimilar water-insoluble, non-water-soluble
- used of decisions and contractsOpposite impermanentSimilar permanent, lasting
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·dis′so·lu·ble adjective
Origin: L. indissolubilis: cf. F. indissoluble. See In- not, and Dissoluble, and cf. Indissolvable.
1. Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as, few substances are indissoluble by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. Robert Boyle
2. Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant.
To the which my duties Are with a most indissoluble tie Forever knit.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54