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petrifiable

petrifiable adjective: capable of being petrified.

Adjective

petrifiable (comparative more petrifiable, superlative most petrifiable)

  1. Capable of being petrified.

Forms of petrifiable

comparativemore petrifiable
superlativemost petrifiable

Origin of petrifiable

From petrify + -able.

Questions about petrifiable

What does petrifiable mean?
Petrifiable means capable of being petrified.
What part of speech is petrifiable?
Petrifiable is an adjective.

Words near petrifiable in the dictionary

  1. petrifact
  2. petrifaction
  3. petrifactions
  4. petrifactive
  5. petrifacts
  6. petrifiable
  7. petrific
  8. petrificant
  9. petrificated
  10. petrification
  11. petrifications

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