irresolvable

[ir-i-zol-vuh-buhl]

ir·re·solv·a·ble

[ir-i-zol-vuh-buhl]
adjective
not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.

Origin:
1650–60; ir-2 + resolvable

ir·re·solv·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·solv·a·ble·ness, noun
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Irresolvable has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. 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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irresolvable (ˌɪrɪˈzɒlvəbəl)
 
adj
1.  not able to be resolved into parts or elements
2.  not able to be solved; insoluble
 
irresolva'bility
 
n
 
irre'solvableness
 
n
 
irre'solvably
 
adv

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