wettable

American  

[wet-uh-buhl] / ˈwɛt ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be wetted.

2. made soluble or receptive to moisture, as by the addition of a chemical agent.

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Etymology

Origin of wettable

First recorded in 1880–85; wet + -able

Example Sentences

Yet even these unrelated plants have wettable surfaces.

From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2015

This is fine for liquid chemicals, but if you use wettable powders, know that they can scratch the piston and cause it to eventually leak.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, use 4 pounds of a wettable powder that contains 50 per cent of DDT, or 8 pounds of one that contains 25 per cent of DDT.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Chlordane is usually employed at the rate of 2 to 3 pounds of 50 percent wettable powder and toxaphene at 2 to 4 pounds of 40 percent wettable powder per 100 gallons.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Use 3 pounds of lead arsenate or 2 pounds of 50-percent DDT wettable powder in 100 gallons of water.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association