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Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

The quality of being destructible.

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed. -- In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.

Destructible. [R.] Plants . . . scarcely destroyable by the weather. Derham.

The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.

Not destructible. [Obs.] -- Im*per"di*bly, adv. [Obs.]

Not perisha ble; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduringpermanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly, adv.

That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.] They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat. Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. -- Indelible ink, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.

The quality of being indestructible.

A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.

The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.

ies of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.

Indestructible.

ter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather. The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from around them. H. Miller.