comminuible en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin comminuere + -ible.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare) That can be comminuted or pulverized.
By which account, a Diamond steeped in Goat's bloud, rather increaseth in hardness, then acquireth any softness by the infusion; for the best we have are comminuible without it; and are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle.
1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, II.5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more comminuible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most comminuible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |