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FURBISHABLE a.
Capable of being furbished.
FUSIBLE a.
CapabIe of being melted or liquefied. Fusible metal, any alloy of different metals capable of being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a temperature below that of boiling water. Ure. -- Fusible plug (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible alloy,…
FUSIL a. 5 definitions
Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.] "A kind of fusil marble" Woodward.
FUTURABLE a.
Capable of being future; possible to occur. [R.] Not only to things future, but futurable. Fuller.
GAINABLE a.
Capable of being obtained or reached. Sherwood.
GATHERABLE a.
Capable of being gathered or collected; deducible from premises. [R.] Godwin.
GAUGEABLE a.
Capable of being gauged.
GELABLE a.
Capable of being congealed; capable of being converted into jelly.
GELATINIFEROUS a.
Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
GELDABLE a. 2 definitions
Capable of being gelded.
GENERABLE a.
Capable of being generated or produced. Bentley.
GENERALIZABLE a.
Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule. Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. Coleridge
GESTATORY a. 2 definitions
Capable of being carried or worn. [Obs. or R.]
GOVERNABLE a.
Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient. Locke.
GRANTABLE a.
Capable of being granted.
GRASPABLE a.
Capable of being grasped.
GROWABLE a.
Capable of growth.
GUARDABLE a.
Capable of being guarded or protected.
GUESSABLE a.
Capable of being guessed.
GUIDABLE a.
Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counseled. Sprat.
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