assimilable

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But for all that it could hardly be said to be indestructible; it is assimilable--that is to say, capable of re-entering the domain of life, through its being taken up by a living body.

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  1. adjective That can be assimilated: assimilable nutrients; assimilable information.

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  1. from Middle Latin assimilabilis, that can be made like, from Latin assimilare: see assimilate.
 

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/əˈsɪmɪləbl/
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