powderableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊd(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊdərəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < powder v.¹ + -able suffix.

1. Capable of being reduced to powder; friable, pulverizable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty > made powdery > able to be

pulverable1617

triturable1646

powderable1650

pulverizable1659

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xxiii. 137 Nor doe they become friable or easily powderable by Philosophicall calcination.

1775 tr. Valuable Secrets Arts & Trades ix. cxxxiii. 143 Powder what is powderable, and cut small what is not.

1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 351/1 The powder of a red squirrel, shut into a red-hot oven living, baked till powderable, and then put through that process in a mortar.

1984 Quick Frozen Foods (Nexis) May 36 It [sc. cheese] can be hard, with low moisture content, and therefore gratable or powderable.

†2. Capable of being salted or preserved. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved with salt > capable of being

powderable1680

1680 S. G. tr. Royal Charter City London 50 Buy or sell wine, powderable wares, fish or other victual.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powderable
释义	powderableadj. Brit. /ˈpaʊd(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdərəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: powder v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < powder v.¹ + -able suffix. 1. Capable of being reduced to powder; friable, pulverizable. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty > made powdery > able to be pulverable1617 triturable1646 powderable1650 pulverizable1659 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xxiii. 137 Nor doe they become friable or easily powderable by Philosophicall calcination. 1775 tr. Valuable Secrets Arts & Trades ix. cxxxiii. 143 Powder what is powderable, and cut small what is not. 1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 351/1 The powder of a red squirrel, shut into a red-hot oven living, baked till powderable, and then put through that process in a mortar. 1984 Quick Frozen Foods (Nexis) May 36 It [sc. cheese] can be hard, with low moisture content, and therefore gratable or powderable. †2. Capable of being salted or preserved. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved with salt > capable of being powderable1680 1680 S. G. tr. Royal Charter City London 50 Buy or sell wine, powderable wares, fish or other victual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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