insusceptible

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Investigation shows the opaque substances to be generally most susceptible, and the transparent materials, such as glass, rock-salt, tourmaline, &c. almost insusceptible, to the heating effect of the sun.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

It was found that by continuing this process the animal might be rendered wholly insusceptible to the disease.

From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by Ridpath, John Clark

Seen in the afternoon when the setting sun is casting long shadows over the landscape, the scene in the Tjidani Valley is calculated to arouse the artistic senses of the most insusceptible.

From Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java by Reid, Thomas H.

They knew Mrs. Hilary to be a muddled bigot, whose mind was stuffed with concrete instances and insusceptible of abstract reason.

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

Healthy men and animals often carry the poison, though themselves insusceptible.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various