: the quality or state of being insusceptible : lack of susceptibility
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Kieran Setiya,
The Atlantic,
1 Nov. 2022
Published in Science Advances, this paper states that Portulaca oleracea, a common plant also called purslane, could influence the creation of drought-resistant crops, completely insusceptible to climate change.
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Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 Aug. 2022
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
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Charles C. Mann,
WSJ,
26 Apr. 2018
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Adjective
The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body.
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Kieran Setiya,
The Atlantic,
1 Nov. 2022
Published in Science Advances, this paper states that Portulaca oleracea, a common plant also called purslane, could influence the creation of drought-resistant crops, completely insusceptible to climate change.
—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 Aug. 2022
Many are also insusceptible to later pesticides like dieldrin, malathion and deltamethrin.
—
Charles C. Mann,
WSJ,
26 Apr. 2018
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insusceptible
adjective
in·sus·cep·ti·ble
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
: not susceptible
insusceptible to disease
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