laminable

[ lam-uh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being laminated. laminated.

Other Words From

• non·lami·na·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminable¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; lamin(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

Granite is not desirable because it is composed of three materials of different natures, viz., quartz, feldspar, and mica, the first of which is brittle, the second liable to decompose rapidly, and the third laminable or of a scaly or layerlike nature.

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