a. Obs. rare–1. [f. as if ad. L. *extenuābilis, f. extenuāre: see EXTENUATE.] Capable of being extenuated or made less dense.
1662. J. Chandler, Van Helmont’s Oriat., 343. It [Water] is a Body … extenuable into a vapour.
a. Obs. rare–1. [f. as if ad. L. *extenuābilis, f. extenuāre: see EXTENUATE.] Capable of being extenuated or made less dense.
1662. J. Chandler, Van Helmont’s Oriat., 343. It [Water] is a Body … extenuable into a vapour.
