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- [wet-uh-buh l]
- /ˈwɛt ə bəl/
- /ˈwɛtəbl /
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- [wet-uh-buh l]
- /ˈwɛt ə bəl/
Definitions of wettable word
- adjective wettable able to be wetted. 1
- adjective wettable made soluble or receptive to moisture, as by the addition of a chemical agent. 1
- noun wettable Capable of being wetted. 1
- adjective wettable capable of being wetted 0
- adjective wettable able to be made adhesive or absorptive, as by the addition of a liquid or hydrocarbon 0
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Origin of wettable
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; wet + -able
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Parts of speech for Wettable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wettable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
wettable usage trend in Literature
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