prescriptible
American
[pri-skrip-tuh-buhl]
/ prɪˈskrɪp tə bəl /
adjective
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subject to or suitable for prescription.
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depending on or derived from prescription, as a claim or right.
prescriptible
British
/ prɪˈskrɪptəbəl /
adjective
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subject to prescription
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depending on or derived from prescription
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prescriptible
From the Medieval Latin word prescrīptibilis, dating back to 1535–45. See prescription, -ible
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