sniffable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English sniff Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sniffable From sniff + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be sniffed, or able to be taken by sniffing
A compound in women's armpit extract could potentially open the door to sniffable contraceptives.
2009 January 14, Tristram D. Wyatt, “Fifty years of pheromones”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7227, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sniffable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sniffable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |