strippableadj.
/ˈstrɪpəb(ə)l/ 1. Of a coating: capable of being stripped off or removed.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > able to be stripped off
excoriable1658
strippable1950
peel-off1960
1950 Effects Atomic Weapons (U.S. Sci. Lab., Los Alamos) x. 333 Another possibility in connection with protection against radioactive contamination..is to use strippable coatings.
1980 Daily Tel. 16 Dec. 11/4 The wallpapers are trimmed, washable and strippable.
2. U.S. Of a mineral deposit: capable of being strip-mined.
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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > mined > capable of being
workable1672
mineable1893
strippable1975
1975 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. 20/2 Their entrepreneurial thrust to exploit what industry spokesmen call the West's ‘Persian Gulf’ of strippable coal.
1978 Time 17 Apr. 74/3 When they do [legislate], Western strip-mine owners fear, up to 80% of the region's strippable tonnage will be ruled off limits.
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