wettable

[ wet-uh-buhl ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wettable¹

First recorded in 1880–85; wet + -able

Example Sentences

On July 30 we sprayed with lindane (25% wettable powder) with one pound to one hundred gallons of water.

From Project Gutenberg

The (wettable) velvet lips of the mask made even her natural voice sound different.

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