keepableadj.
/ˈkiːpəbl/, U.S. /ˈkipəb(ə)l/ That can be kept or preserved.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserved or undestroyed > preserved from decay, loss, or destruction > capable of being preserved
conservable1592
servable1623
preservable1647
keepable1891
1891 Field 21 Nov. 774/2 Another fish..not..quite up to the size we had decided to be keepable.
Derivatives
keepaˈbility n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation from decay, loss, or destruction > preservation for future use > ability to be
keepability1898
1898 R. H. Wallace Adulteration of Dairy Prod. 12 The keepability was also tested, and Swedish butter proved to be on an average more keepable than butter from other countries.
1962 Times 3 July (Agric. Suppl.) p. vii/4 The keepability of these pig meat products.
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adj.1891