meltableadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛltəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛltəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melt v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < melt v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare earlier moltenable adj.

Capable of being melted (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of melting > [adjective] > able to be melted

meltingeOE

moltenable1552

meltable1610

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. ii. 3 These are either Liquable or Not-Meltable.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Shrop. 1 It is the most impure of all Metals hardly meltable.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour vi. xxix. 176 Money's like snow,..a very meltable article.

1923 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 86 435 Notes are convertible into exportable and meltable gold.

1963 Science 8 Nov. 639/1 The 18 qualities of homoeomerous bodies which he [sc. Aristotle] chose to explain in detail in his Meteorologia..[include] solidifiable, meltable, softenable by heat, [etc.].

1994 Food & Wines from France (Sopexa) 26/2 Processed cheese—A blend of various cheeses, they're mild and meltable and come in a variety of flavors and textures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meltable
释义	meltableadj. Brit. /ˈmɛltəbl/, U.S. /ˈmɛltəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melt v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < melt v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare earlier moltenable adj. Capable of being melted (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of melting > [adjective] > able to be melted meltingeOE moltenable1552 meltable1610 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. ii. 3 These are either Liquable or Not-Meltable. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Shrop. 1 It is the most impure of all Metals hardly meltable. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour vi. xxix. 176 Money's like snow,..a very meltable article. 1923 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 86 435 Notes are convertible into exportable and meltable gold. 1963 Science 8 Nov. 639/1 The 18 qualities of homoeomerous bodies which he [sc. Aristotle] chose to explain in detail in his Meteorologia..[include] solidifiable, meltable, softenable by heat, [etc.]. 1994 Food & Wines from France (Sopexa) 26/2 Processed cheese—A blend of various cheeses, they're mild and meltable and come in a variety of flavors and textures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610
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