disintegrableadj.
Capable of being disintegrated.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > decomposed > susceptible to decomposition
disintegrable1794
biodegradable?1959
degradable1963
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > incohesive > relating to disintegration > able to disintegrate
disintegrable1794
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 93 Argillo-calcites. 1st Class. Readily disintegrable by exposure to the atmosphere.
1864 H. Spencer Induct. Biol. §118 The formations [of land] being disintegrable in different degrees.
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