able to be made adhesive or absorptive, as by the addition of a liquid or hydrocarbon
wettable in American English
(ˈwetəbəl)
adjective
1.
able to be wetted
2.
made soluble or receptive to moisture, as by the addition of a chemical agent
Word origin
[1880–85; wet + -able]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, interface, pari-mutuel, rain check-able is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,”associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition tostems of any origin (teachable; photographable)
Examples of 'wettable' in a sentence
wettable
At this early stage, the foliage and surrounding soil can be sprayed with wettable sulphur or dusted with sulphur powder.