adjective
- capable of settling out of a liquid as sediment
Usage: technical; scientific
Examples
- The sedimentable particles were separated from the clear solution.
- Laboratory tests showed that the clay was highly sedimentable.
- Only sedimentable materials will collect at the bottom of the container.
- The water treatment plant removes sedimentable solids first.
- Sedimentable bacteria can be isolated using centrifugation.
- The researcher measured the sedimentable fraction of the sample.