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assimilable

[ uh-sim-uh-luh-buh l ]

/ əˈsɪm ə lə bəl /

adjective

capable of being assimilated.

Words nearby assimilable

assigned risk, assigned sex, assignee, assignment, assignor, assimilable, assimilate, assimilation, assimilationism, assimilative, assiniboin

Origin of assimilable

1640–50; < Medieval Latin assimilābilis, equivalent to Latin assimilā(re) (see assimilate) + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM assimilable

as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·ble, adjectiveun·as·sim·i·la·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for assimilable

This is very readily soluble, leaving no deposit, is assimilable, and not too expensive for the purpose.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig
But truth in the doctrinal form is not natural, proper, assimilable food for the soul of man.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond
Food and drink are only carriers of bits of assimilable sunshine.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.|John Uri Lloyd
Strictly speaking, every poison consisting of assimilable elements may be considered as unwholesome food.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Without this it is wholly absurd to say either that they are or are not assimilable.
Japan and the California Problem|Toyokichi Iyenaga

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