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polarizable

American  
[poh-ler-ahyz-uh-buhl] / ˈpoʊ lərˌaɪz ə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be or become polarized.


Other Word Forms

  • hyperpolarizability noun
  • hyperpolarizable adjective
  • nonpolarizable adjective
  • polarizability noun

Example Sentences

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However, the report states that Floyd was asymptomatic, and his lungs showed no damage, free of malignancy, pneumonia, granulomatous inflammation or polarizable intravascular foreign material.

From Fox News • Jun. 3, 2020

Yet, in certain instances, particularly those involving large, polarizable π systems, the role of induction has also been suggested to be important41, 48, 49.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

It can also be applied to many polarizable objects.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various

Its chief purpose is that of illuminating and defining objects which are nonpolarizable, in a similar manner to that in which the polariscope defines polarizable objects.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various