Definition of Meltable

1. Adjective. Capable of melting.

Exact synonyms: Disintegrable
Similar to: Soluble
Derivative terms: Melt, Melt

Definition of Meltable

1. a. Capable of being melted.

Definition of Meltable

1. Adjective. Capable of being melted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meltable

1. melt [adj] - See also: melt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meltable

melphalan
melphalans
melphalin
melphan
melpomene
melpomenish
mels
melt
melt away
melt down
melt into
melt off
melt sandwich
meltabilities
meltability
meltable (current term)
meltage
meltages
meltaway
meltdown
meltdowns
melted
melter
melters
meltest
melteth
meltier
meltiest
melting
melting point

Literary usage of Meltable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Study of Ore Deposits for the Practical Miner: With Descriptions of Ore by James Philip Wallace (1908)
"Not meltable alone. It is decomposed in hydrochloric acid, but does not gelatinize ... Not meltable alone. Decomposed by sulphuric or hydrochloric acid FIG. ..."

2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"... A Dinner in the City. meltable, fusible, capable of being melted. Iron . . is the most impure of all metals, hardly meltable. ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Same as mi№. meltable (mel'ta-bl), я. [< ше/Д + -able.'] Capable of being melted ; fusible. Iron ... is the most impure of all metals, hardly meltable. ..."

4. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Since XLPE becomes a thermoset (not meltable) after molding, it is not weldable, and fittings must be installed mechanically on XLPE tanks. ..."

5. Correlation Theory of Chemical Action and Affinity by Thomas Wright Hall (1888)
"These very short and quick Spectral pulse pitches may,however, a Sect the lighter and more meltable matter of the exterior Planets that have thick ..."

6. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1897)
"... but the value of the articles must have been almost as great as if cast in the costlier but more easily meltable metals —copper, silver, and gold. ..."

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