assimilable
[uh-sim-uh-luh-buh l]
- capable of being assimilated.
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Origin of assimilable
1640–50; < Medieval Latin assimilābilis, equivalent to Latin assimilā(re) (see assimilate) + -bilis -ble
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Denial of the right of naturalization to Jews on the ground that they are not assimilable.
The Jew and American IdealsJohn Spargo
Food and drink are only carriers of bits of assimilable sunshine.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.John Uri Lloyd
Without this it is wholly absurd to say either that they are or are not assimilable.
Japan and the California ProblemToyokichi Iyenaga
The nitrogen of the testa, or covering of the seeds, will hardly be so assimilable as that which exists in their cotyledons.
The Stock-Feeder's ManualCharles Alexander Cameron
But truth in the doctrinal form is not natural, proper, assimilable food for the soul of man.
Natural Law in the Spiritual WorldHenry Drummond