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grindable

grindable

3.6
Can be made into small pieces or powder with a tool
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡraɪndəbl/
  • Specialized
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  • The coffee beans must be grindable for the best flavor extraction during brewing.

Examples

  • This process releases oil within the seed, transforming the seeds into grindable, brewable beans with a dark brown color and rich aroma.

  • What remained on the conveyor of the BHS was mostly larger woody debris, which was further sorted using an excavator to pick out the larger stumps and place them into a pile for the shear to reduce to grindable sizes.

    Academic text (1999)

  • To make a fine paste, the spices should be grindable into a powder before mixing.

  • Ensure that the grains are grindable so they can be processed into flour.

Surface Forms

grindable positive

Morphology

grindable = grind (transparent) = grind + able

Regular adjectival formation from the verb 'grind' meaning 'to be able to be ground'; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Grindable comes from the verb grind, which means 'to crush or rub into small pieces', plus the ending -able meaning 'can be'. Think of a grinder or coffee mill: if something is grindable, it can be turned into powder by grinding.