penetrable

[ pen-i-truh-buhl ]
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adjective

  1. capable of being penetrated.

Origin of penetrable

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin penetrābilis, equivalent to penetrā(re) to penetrate + -bilis-ble

Other words from penetrable

  • pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, pen·e·tra·ble·ness, noun
  • pen·e·tra·bly, adverb
  • non·pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
  • non·pen·e·tra·bly, adverb
  • self-pen·e·tra·bil·i·ty, noun
  • trans·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
  • un·pen·e·tra·ble, adjective
  • un·pen·e·tra·bly, adverb

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