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English Dictionary: indissoluble by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indissoluble
adj
  1. (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [syn: insoluble, indissoluble]
    Antonym(s): soluble
  2. used of decisions and contracts
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indissoluble \In*dis"so*lu*ble\, a. [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. --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.                              --Shak.
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