pulverable

[puhl-ver-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.

pulverable

/ ˈpʌlvərəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be pulverized

Other Word Forms

• unpulverable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulverable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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