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–adjective

1.	not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.

2.	firm or stable.

3.	perpetually binding or obligatory.

[Origin: 1535–45; < L indissolūbilis. See in-³, dissoluble

]

—Related forms

in·dis·sol·u·bil·i·ty, in·dis·sol·u·ble·ness, noun

in·dis·sol·u·bly, adverb

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in·dis·sol·u·ble Audio Help (ĭn'dĭ-sŏl'yə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Permanent; binding: an indissoluble contract; an indissoluble union.
Impossible to dissolve, disintegrate, or decompose: an indissoluble compound.

in'dis·sol'u·bil'i·ty, in'dis·sol'u·ble·ness n., in'dis·sol'u·bly adv.

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indissoluble
adjective
1.	(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [syn: insoluble] [ant: soluble]
2.	used of decisions and contracts

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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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