chewable

[choo-uh-buhl]

chew·a·ble

[choo-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being chewed: chewable aspirin.
noun
2.
something that can be chewed: Now that the baby is getting its teeth, add chewables to its diet.

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Chewable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1840–50; chew + -able

un·chew·a·ble, adjective
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chew (tʃuː)
 
vb
1.  to work the jaws and teeth in order to grind (food); masticate
2.  to bite repeatedly: she chewed her nails anxiously
3.  (intr) to use chewing tobacco
4.  slang chew the fat, chew the rag
 a.  to argue over a point
 b.  to talk idly; gossip
 
n
5.  the act of chewing
6.  something that is chewed: a chew of tobacco
 
[Old English ceowan; related to Old High German kiuwan, Dutch kauwen, Latin gingīva a gum]
 
'chewable
 
adj
 
'chewer
 
n

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