substitutable.
Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.
Meaning & usage
Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.
Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible.
Capable of being substituted.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able.
Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able.
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