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al⋅i⋅ble

  [al-uh-buhl]
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–adjective Archaic.
nutritive; nourishing.
Origin:
1650–60; < L alibilis, equiv. to al(ere) to feed + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
al⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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al·i·ble   (āl'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Having nutrients; nourishing.

[Latin alibilis, from alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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alible al·i·ble (āl'ə-bəl)
adj.
Having nutrients; nourishing.

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