† ˈsuppurable, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. mod.L. suppūrābilis, f. L. suppūrāre to suppurate: see -able.]
Liable to suppurate; suppurating.
| 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. viii. 286 The Liver is of little sense;..therefore crude ones [sc. tumours] cannot be distinguished from suppurable ones, but in process of time. 1758 J. S. Le Dran's Observ. Surg. (1771) 88 A Reflux of suppurable Matter. |