"containable" meaning in English

See containable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more containable [comparative], most containable [superlative]
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  1. Able to be contained, especially applied to viruses and similar diseases. Translations (able to be contained): circoscrivibile (Italian), contenibile (Italian), yn-chastey (Manx), yn-streeaney (Manx), conținibil [masculine, neuter] (Romanian)
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "able to be contained",
      "word": "circoscrivibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "able to be contained",
      "word": "contenibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "able to be contained",
      "word": "yn-chastey"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "able to be contained",
      "word": "yn-streeaney"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "able to be contained",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "conținibil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "containable"
}

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