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MEDICABLE
Etymology
Adjective
medicable (comparative more medicable, superlative most medicable)
Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.
Anagrams
• beclamide
Source: Wiktionary
Med"i*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. medicabilis, from medicare, medicari, to heal, fr. medicus physician. See Medical.]
Definition: Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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