chewable

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Definitions of chewable word

adjective chewable Chewable describes drugs that are best or most easily absorbed by chewing. 3
adjective chewable capable of being chewed: chewable aspirin. 1
noun chewable something that can be chewed: Now that the baby is getting its teeth, add chewables to its diet. 1
noun chewable Capable of being chewed. 1
adjective chewable Chewy. 0
adjective chewable (finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in. 0

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; chew + -able

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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