resealable

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adjective

Able to be resealed.

OriginEnglish reseal ← Middle English sel ← Anglo-Norman see →
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Meanings

adjectiveresealable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be resealed.
nounresealable (plural resealables)

plural resealables

  1. A package or opening designed so that it can be resealed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  7. Proto-Italic*segnom
  8. Latinsignum
  9. Latinsigillum
  10. Anglo-Normansee
  11. Middle Englishsel
  12. Englishseal
  13. Englishreseal
  14. Englishresealable

From reseal + -able.

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Translations

Czech znovuzavíratelný
  • znovuzavíratelnýpackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed
Danish genlukkelig
  • genlukkeligpackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed
Dutch hersluitbaar
  • hersluitbaarpackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed
German wiederverschließbar
  • wiederverschließbarpackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed
Hungarian visszazárható
  • visszazárhatópackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed
Portuguese resselável
  • resselávelpackage or opening designed so that it can be resealed

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

releasable
Cite this entry
APA

resealable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resealable

MLA

“resealable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resealable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resealable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resealable.

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