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compressed yeast |
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compressible
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective compressible has 2 senses
- compressible(a = adj.all) Array - capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box" Derived forms verb compress2, noun compressibility1
- compressible(s = adj.all) squeezable - capable of being easily compressed; Array Derived forms verb compress2, noun compressibility1
Antonym: incompressible
CIDE DICTIONARY
compressible, a. [Cf. F. compressible.].
Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
compressible
Contraction
N contraction, reduction, diminution, decrease of size, defalcation, decrement, lessening, shrinking, compaction, tabes, collapse, emaciation, attenuation, tabefaction, consumption, marasmus, atrophy, systole, neck, hourglass, condensation, compression, compactness, compendium, squeezing, strangulation, corrugation, astringency, astringents, sclerotics, contractility, compressibility, coarctation, inferiority in size, contracting, astringent, shrunk, contracted, strangulated, tabid, wizened, stunted, waning, neap, compact, unexpanded &c (expand), contractile, compressible, smaller &c (small).Rarity
N rarity, tenuity, absence of solidity, subtility, subtilty, subtlety, sponginess, compressibility, rarefaction, expansion, dilatation, inflation, subtilization, vaporization, evaporation, diffusion, gassification, ether, rare, subtile, thin, fine, tenuous, compressible, flimsy, slight, light, cavernous, spongy, rarefied, unsubstantial, uncompact, incompressed, rarefiable.
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