pulverable

American

[puhl-ver-uh-buhl] / ˈpʌl vər ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.

pulverable British

/ ˈpʌlvərəbəl /

adjective

able to be pulverized

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Other Word Forms

unpulverable adjective

Etymology

Origin of pulverable

1650–60; obsolete pulver to pulverize (< Latin pulverāre ) + -able

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Pulverable, pul′vėr-a-bl, adj. that may be reduced to fine powder—also Pul′verīsable.—adj.

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