wettable

American  

[wet-uh-buhl] / ˈwɛt ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be wetted.

2. made soluble or receptive to moisture, as by the addition of a chemical agent.

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Etymology

Origin of wettable

First recorded in 1880–85; wet + -able

Example Sentences

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wettable

Yet even these unrelated plants have wettable surfaces.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2015

This is fine for liquid chemicals, but if you use wettable powders, know that they can scratch the piston and cause it to eventually leak.

From Time Magazine Archive

To control this weevil spray the trees twice with 6 pounds of 50-percent DDT or 40-percent toxaphene wettable powder per 100 gallons of water.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Fortunately these insects may now be controlled by spraying with DDT, 2 pounds of 50-percent wettable powder per 100 gallons of water, when the beetles appear.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Applications of sprays containing 6 pounds of 50 percent DDT wettable powder per 100 gallons of water just previous to and during the oviposition period have proved effective against this pest.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association