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Impermeable

//ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Impossible to permeate.
  2. 2
    Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through wordnet

Etymology

Apparently from im- + permeable. Compare French imperméable, from Latin impermeābilis, from im- + permeābilis (“permeable”).

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