chewable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English chew
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English chewable

    From chew + -able.

    Adjective

    chewable (comparative more chewable, superlative most chewable)

    1. Capable of being chewed.
      Antonym: unchewable
    2. Chewy.
    3. (finance) Of a poison pill, allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.

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    Noun

    chewable (plural chewables)

    1. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
      1. A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.

    Antonyms

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