colorable

colorable
(entrée créée par le supplément)
(ko-lo-ra-bl') adj.
Qui peut être coloré. L'oxychlorure de zinc [pour l'obturation des caries dentaires] est absolument blanc, ou colorable légèrement en gris ou en jaune.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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