English

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Etymology

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From screen +‎ -able.

Adjective

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screenable (comparative more screenable, superlative most screenable)

  1. Able to be screened (in any sense).

Noun

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screenable (plural screenables)

  1. Material that can be screened or filtered.
    • 1951, Charles H. Lipsett, Industrial wastes: their conservation and utilization, page 290:
      The screenables then are fed to a more efficient mechanical screen, such as a drag screen.