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pulverable, a.|ˈpʌlvərəb(ə)l| [f. as prec. vb. + -able.] Capable of being crushed or ground down to powder; pulverizable.
1657Physical Dict., Pulverable, hard things (as oyster⁓shells) brought to pouder. 1680Boyle Produc. Chem. Princ. iv. 167 Some liquid substances afforded by wounded plants, that..turned into consistent and pulverable bodies. 1789Nicholson in Phil. Trans. LXXIX. 274 If a little mercury be added to melted zinc, it renders it easily pulverable. 1869J. E. Halliday in Student II. 228 Trap⁓rock,..very soft and pulverable. |