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insertable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English insert Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English insertable From insert + -able.

Meanings

1. Able to be inserted; able to be put into something else.
   • The design was modified to be more insertable.

Forms

Antonyms

delible · uninsertable

Relateds

unindexable · indexable

Translations (1)

es insertable (Translations)

insertable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English insert Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English insertable From insert + -able.

Meanings

1. Something that can be inserted.
   • Insertables are very similar to glue-ons in that they retrospectively change the syntactic gestalt of the previous unit. 2011, Peter Auer, Stefan Pfänder, Constructions: Emerging and Emergent:
   • Various implantables and insertables are available.
   • I've had the opportunity to work on mouthwashes and astringents, catheter antimicrobial treatments, and antimicrobial treatments of other implantables and insertables. 2009, Daryl S. Paulson, Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach:

Forms

Translations (1)

es insertable (Translations)