adj.
Impossible to compress; resisting compression: mounds of incompressible garbage.
incompressibility in'com·press'i·bil'i·ty n.
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incompressible
American Heritage Dictionary:
in·com·press·i·ble |
adj.
Impossible to compress; resisting compression: mounds of incompressible garbage.
incompressibility in'com·press'i·bil'i·ty n.
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