incoercible

[ in-koh-ur-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being coerced or compelled.
2. Physics. (of a gas) incapable of being reduced to a liquid form by pressure.

incoercible

/ ˌɪnkəʊˈɜːsəbəl /

adjective

1. unable to be coerced or compelled
2. (of a gas) not capable of being liquefied by pressure alone

Word History and Origins

Origin of incoercible¹

First recorded in 1700–10; in- ³ + coercible ( def )

Example Sentences

Incoercible, in-ko-ėrs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be liquefied by pressure, said of certain gases.

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