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detoxifiable

detoxifiable adjective: that can be detoxified.

Adjective

detoxifiable (comparative more detoxifiable, superlative most detoxifiable)

  1. (rare) That can be detoxified.
    • The very property of toxic metals that makes them so hazardous to organisms also makes them detoxifiable by humus in soil.2010, Robert Curley, New Thinking about Pollution

Forms of detoxifiable

comparativemore detoxifiable
superlativemost detoxifiable

Origin of detoxifiable

From detoxify + -able.

Questions about detoxifiable

What does detoxifiable mean?
Detoxifiable means that can be detoxified.
What part of speech is detoxifiable?
Detoxifiable is an adjective.

Words near detoxifiable in the dictionary

  1. detoxicates
  2. detoxicating
  3. detoxication
  4. detoxications
  5. detoxicative
  6. detoxifiable
  7. detoxificant
  8. detoxificants
  9. detoxificate
  10. detoxificated
  11. detoxification

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