Incompressible

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incompressible \In`com*press"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
     compressible: cf. F. incompressible.]
     Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or
     pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting
     compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost
     incompressible. -- {In`com*press"i*ble*ness}, n.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incompressible
       adj : impossible to compress; resisting compression; "mounds of
             incompressible garbage" [ant: {compressible}]