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chewability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /t͡ʃuːəˈbɪlɪti/
  • rhymes with -ɪlɪti

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality or degree of being chewable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1970, Endel Karmas, Meat product manufacture, Noyes Publications All criteria, namely, desirability, odor, flavor, crispness and chewability indicated that optimal temperature of cooking was 150° to 160°C. (302° to 320° F.) and that 130°C. (266°F.) was too low.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From chewable + -ity.