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Destructible

Destructible \De*struc"ti*ble\, a. [L. destructibilis.] Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
destructible

1755, from Late Latin destructibilis, from Latin destructus, past participle of destruere (see destroy).

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destructible

a. Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

WordNet
destructible

adj. easily destroyed; "destructible glassware" [ant: indestructible]

Usage examples of "destructible".

It was mathematically possible to calculate the rate of progress of the approaches and the destructible effect of the batteries, to predict every move and countermove in advance, and to foretell within an hour the moment of the final assault.

As to the vessel, it moved not, and was immovable, as if the coralline polypi had already walled it up with their in destructible cement.