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CURABLE

\kjˈʊ͡əɹəbə͡l], \kjˈʊ‍əɹəbə‍l], \k_j_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_b_əl]\

Definitions of CURABLE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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able to be hardened by some additive or other agent

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Capable of being cured; admitting remedy.
Capable of being healed.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Capable of being healed.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Capable of being healed.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

That may be cured: capable of curing. "A curable vertue against all diseases."-Sandys.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

That which is susceptible of cure. An epithet applied to both patients and diseases.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

That admits a remedy.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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