Glaciable

/ˈɡleɪʃəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being frozen into ice or formed into glaciers; susceptible to glaciation.

Etymology

From glacier (mass of ice) combined with the suffix -able meaning 'capable of being.' A technical geological term describing conditions that allow glacier formation.

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Antarctica is glaciable because of its extreme cold and snowfall—but if Earth warms, glaciable regions could disappear, which is exactly what climate scientists monitor!

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