propagable

[prop-uh-guh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being propagated.

propagable

/ ˈprɒpəɡəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being propagated

Other Word Forms

• propagability noun
• propagableness noun
• nonpropagable adjective
• unpropagable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagable¹

From the Medieval Latin word propāgābilis, dating back to 1645–55. See propagate, -ble

Example Sentences

That farcy and glanders, which constitute the same disease, are propagable through the medium of stabling, and this we believe to be the more usual way in which the disease is communicated from horse to horse.

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It must be remembered that the plantain is a tree-like, herbaceous plant, possessing no easily transportable bulbs, like the potato or the dahlia, nor propagable by cuttings, like the willow or the poplar.

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