- pulverable
-
/pul"veuhr euh beuhl/, adj.capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.[1650-60; obs. pulver to PULVERIZE ( < L pulverare) + -ABLE]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
pulverable
Look at other dictionaries:
Pulverable — Pul ver*a*ble, a. Capable of being reduced to fine powder; pulverizable. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulverable — adjective Date: circa 1617 capable of being pulverized … New Collegiate Dictionary
pulverable — pÊŒlvÉ™raɪzÉ™bl adj. able to be crushed, able of being pulverized, may be ground into fine particles, pulverizable … English contemporary dictionary
pulverable — pul·ver·a·ble … English syllables
pulverable — pul•ver•a•ble [[t]ˈpʌl vər ə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being pulverized … From formal English to slang
pulverable — /ˈpʌlvərəbəl/ (say pulvuhruhbuhl) adjective pulverisable. {obsolete pulver, from Latin pulverāre + able} …
pulverable — ˈpəlv(ə)rəbəl adjective Etymology: Latin pulverare to bestrew with dust, pulverize (from pulver , pulvis dust, powder) + English able more at pollen : capable of being pulverized … Useful english dictionary
pul|ver|iz|a|ble — «PUHL vuh RY zuh buhl», adjective. = pulverable. (Cf. ↑pulverable) … Useful english dictionary
Pulverizable — Pul ver*i za*ble, a. Admitting of being pulverized; pulverable. Barton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulverizable — [pul′vər ə bəlpul′vər īz΄ə bəl] adj. that can be pulverized: also pulverable [pul′vər ə bəl] * * * See pulverize. * * * … Universalium
