wettable

[wet-uh-buh l]

adjective

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

Origin of wettable

First recorded in 1880–85; wet + -able

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Historical Examples of wettable

The (wettable) velvet lips of the mask made even her natural voice sound different.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths
Fritz Reuter Leiber
On July 30 we sprayed with lindane (25% wettable powder) with one pound to one hundred gallons of water.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting
Northern Nut Growers Association