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

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

Use 3 pounds of lead arsenate or 2 pounds of 50-percent DDT wettable powder in 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

The Japanese beetle can be destroyed by using four pounds of 50% wettable DDT or two pounds of actual DDT per 100 gallons.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

For example, use 4 pounds of a wettable powder that contains 50 per cent of DDT, or 8 pounds of one that contains 25 per cent of DDT.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association