eradicable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- eradicably adverb
- noneradicable adjective
- uneradicable adjective
Etymology
Origin of eradicable
1840–50; < Late Latin ērādīcābilis, equivalent to Latin ērādīc ( āre ) to eradicate + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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The International Task Force for Disease Eradication currently has eight diseases identified as potentially eradicable.
From Scientific American
In the collective imagination, a tumor is a distinct and eradicable thing represented by a lump or mass.
From US News
That we have so effectively insulated ourselves from death should not be mistaken for evidence that death is, or should be, eradicable.
From Forbes
“Hepatitis B isn’t eradicated, but it is eradicable,” he told The Houston Chronicle in 2000.
From New York Times
I found, indeed, that the patient had a great many little troubles, dependent mainly on the state of a mind greatly harassed by constant reflex tendencies, not easily eradicable.
From Project Gutenberg
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