INCONVERTIBLE
inconvertible, untransmutable
(adjective) not capable of being changed into something else; “the alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of elemental metals”
inconvertible, unconvertible, unexchangeable
(adjective) used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inconvertible (comparative more inconvertible, superlative most inconvertible)
Not convertible
Usage notes
• Used most frequently to describe financial instruments
Source: Wiktionary
In`con*vert"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See In- not, and Convertible.]
Definition: Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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