irresoluble

[ir-i-zol-yuh-buhl, ih-rez-uhl-]

ir·re·sol·u·ble

[ir-i-zol-yuh-buhl, ih-rez-uhl-]
adjective
1.
incapable of being solved or clarified.
2.
Archaic.
a.
incapable of being resolved into component parts; insoluble.
b.
incapable of being relieved.

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin irresolūbilis. See ir-2, resoluble

ir·re·sol·u·bil·i·ty, noun
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Irresoluble has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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irresoluble (ɪˈrɛzəljʊbəl)
 
adj
1.  a less common word for insoluble
2.  archaic not capable of being relieved
 
irresolu'bility
 
n
 
ir'resolubly
 
adv

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