pulverable

[ puhl-ver-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈpʌl vər ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.

Nearby words

pulsus differens, pulsus rarus, pultaceous, pulu, pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate

Origin of pulverable

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

Related forms

un·pul·ver·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pulverable

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

pulverable

/ (ˈpʌlvərəbəl) /

adjective

able to be pulverized

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