insertable

adj, noun — 2 senses

insertable

adj

Etymology From insert + -able.

1

Able to be inserted; able to be put into something else.

  • The design was modified to be more insertable.
Related terms
indexable, unindexable

insertable

noun

Etymology From insert + -able.

1

Something that can be inserted.

  • Various implantables and insertables are available.
  • Insertables are very similar to glue-ons in that they retrospectively change the syntactic gestalt of the previous unit.2011, Peter Auer, Stefan Pfänder, Constructions: Emerging and Emergent:
1 more example
  • I've had the opportunity to work on mouthwashes and astringents, catheter antimicrobial treatments, and antimicrobial treatments of other implantables and insertables.2009, Daryl S. Paulson, Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach:

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