kuivattavissa

Kuivattavissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning dryable or capable of being dried. It is used to describe materials, substances or items that can undergo a drying process, either as part of a preparation, processing or handling step.

Morphology and meaning: the term is derived from the verb kuivattaa (to dry) with the derivational suffix -ttava, which forms an adjective indicating capability or potential. The -ssa ending is the inessive case marker, so kuivattavissa conveys a state of being that can be dried. In practice, it functions as an attributive or predicative modifier, often appearing in technical or procedural language.

Usage: kuivattavissa is common in manuals, specifications, safety data sheets and other contexts where a drying step is relevant. It frequently occurs in phrases such as kuivattavissa oleva aine or materiaali, meaning “a substance/material that can be dried.” It can also appear in sentences like Tämä aine on kuivattavissa ennen käyttöä (This material can be dried before use). The form tends to be more technical or industrial in tone rather than everyday speech.

Related forms and translation: the base form kuivattava refers to “dryable” in a general sense, while kuivattaa is the verb “to dry.” Other related terms include kuivatus (drying) and kuivaus (more common synonym in some contexts). A natural English rendering of kuivattavissa is “dryable” or “capable of being dried,” depending on the construction.

See also: Finnish derivational adjectives, Finnish technical vocabulary, drying terminology.