infiltratable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

infiltrate +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

infiltratable

  1. Able to be infiltrated; possible to infiltrate (either to penetrate, or to be penetrated).
    • 1984, United States. Patent, Trademark Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, page 741:
      ... is supported by the mandrel and, during one sintering stage, sealing the tube by infiltrating therein an infiltratable material which is liquid or liquified at a temperature lower than the maximum sintering temperature used and which is capable ...
    • 2013, Topical Antifungals—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition: ScholarlyBrief, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN, page 76:
      The infiltratable surface of the bladder and the first side of the banding portion face the same direction. The fluid received in the bladder is permeable out of the bladder via the infiltratable surface.