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chewable

chewable

3 1.4
Easy to eat by biting with the teeth
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃuːəbl/
translation icon : masticable
  • If your child has trouble swallowing pills or capsules, check with the pharmacist to find out if the pill can be crushed or chewed, or if the capsule can be opened and sprinkled on food, or if the medication comes in chewable form.
  • chewable tablet
  • chewable pill
  • chewable vitamins

The Sildenafel and the Totalafel tablets are chewable so you can just eat them.

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Examples

  • For dogs, it is a tasty chewable product.

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  • The Sildenafel and the Totalafel tablets are chewable so you can just eat them.

  • Skull, honey, you forgot your aspirin and your chewable vitamins.

  • The doctor suggested a chewable vitamin for the children because it is easier for them to take.

  • These chewable tablets are flavored with berry, making them more enjoyable for kids to eat.

  • I always keep a supply of chewable antacid tablets in my bag for when I have an upset stomach.

How Chewable

mushy
18 2.0
soft
552 1.0
chewable
3 1.4
tough
31 1.7
hard
764 1.0

Surface Forms

chewable positive

Morphology

chewable = chew (transparent) = chew + able

Simple and regular adjective formation from the verb 'chew' with the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be chewed'.

Etymology

The word chewable is simply the verb chew plus the ending -able, which means 'can'. So something chewable is 'able to be chewed' with the teeth, like a soft candy or a child's vitamin.