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unscannable

unscannable adjective: that cannot be scanned.

Adjective

unscannable (not comparable)

  1. That cannot be scanned.
    • There is no prototype for the new bills, but Treasury officials said the final design work on the portrait adjustment, matching watermark security threads and unscannable threads had been authorized by Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen.1994 July 14, “Greenbacks to Get High-Tech Makeover”, in The New York Times

Origin of unscannable

From un- + scannable.

Questions about unscannable

What does unscannable mean?
Unscannable means that cannot be scanned.
What part of speech is unscannable?
Unscannable is an adjective.

Words near unscannable in the dictionary

  1. unscaly
  2. unscammable
  3. unscamped
  4. unscandalized
  5. unscandalous
  6. unscannable
  7. unscanned
  8. unscanted
  9. unscanty
  10. unscarce
  11. unscare

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