'weldable

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weld1 (wɛld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to unite (pieces of metal or plastic) together, as by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion
2.  to bring or admit of being brought into close association or union
 
n
3.  a joint formed by welding
 
[C16: variant probably based on past participle of well² in obsolete sense to boil, heat]
 
'weldable1
 
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welda'bility1
 
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'welder1
 
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'weldor1
 
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'weldless1
 
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