laminable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonlaminable adjective
Etymology
Origin of laminable
First recorded in 1790–1800; lamin(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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Granite is not desirable because it is composed of three materials of different natures, viz., quartz, feldspar, and mica, the first of which is brittle, the second liable to decompose rapidly, and the third laminable or of a scaly or layerlike nature.
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