retortableadj.1
/rᵻˈtɔːtəbl/, U.S. /rəˈtɔrdəb(ə)l/, /riˈtɔrdəb(ə)l/ Now rare.
That may be retorted; to which a retort may be made.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [adjective] > capable of being retorted
retortable1603
retortible1609
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. viii. 557 Our arguments and matters controversed, are ordinarily retortable [Fr. retorquables] vnto vs.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Retorquable, retortable.
1793 C. K. Bushe Let. Major Doyle 14 Even if this happy compliment to Christianity..is founded, it is retortable.
1846 J. D. Morell Hist. & Crit. View Speculative Philos. I. iv. 438 The appeal to common sense..is altogether retortable, and leaves the whole question in statu quo.
1965 R. H. Hurlbutt Hume, Newton & Design Argument x. 177 Arguments by analogy..are compelling even when..their inferences are retortable, weak, refutable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
retortableadj.2
/rᵻˈtɔːtəbl/, U.S. /rəˈtɔrdəb(ə)l/, /riˈtɔrdəb(ə)l/ 1. Mining and Manufacturing Technology. That can be purified, separated, or processed by heating in a retort (retort n.1 2) (as amalgam, oil shale, etc.). disused.
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1896 Queensland Law Jrnl. Rep. 65 Arrangements..that they should obtain substances which are retortable into gold from the Company.
1927 G. W. Halse Oil & Retortable Materials viii. 135 In Chapter V. some brief indication has been given as to the types and amounts of some of the reserves of retortable materials in the world.
1944 L. Drummond Texas looks Ahead 201 Lignite, unlike coal, not retortable.
2. Manufacturing Technology. Esp. of certain types of foil packaging and their contents: capable of undergoing thermal processing in a closed retort (retort n.1 3) at temperatures above 100°C.
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1961 Mod. Packaging Oct. 146/1 This center is currently making significant progress in such important packaging developments as..retortable flexible pouches.
1982 Los Angeles Times 2 Sept. viii. 49/1 The old Army ‘C’ ration is being replaced by ‘Meal, Ready to Eat’ (MRE), which relies on retortable pouches.
2007 Belleville (Ontario) Intelligencer (Nexis) 14 Ready-to-consume foods in retortable containers with tear-off tops that eliminate the need for a can opener.
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