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单词 petrifiable
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petrifiableadj.

Brit. /ˈpɛtrᵻfʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrify v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < petrify v. + -able suffix. Compare French pétrifiable (1580 in Middle French).
rare.
Capable of being petrified.
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1771 W. Newton tr. Vitruvius Archit. ii. vi. 30 The mountains are not earthy, but are of a petrifiable kind of substance.
1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Petrifiable, capable of being petrified.
2003 Re: Ways to die from Corpse in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Apr. Character not turned to stone, in spite of being petrifiable, and barefoot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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