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discerptible

adjective
dis·cerp·ti·ble | \ -ptəbəl \

Definition of discerptible 

: capable of being torn to pieces or pulled apart : separable into parts cannot be told by poetry or by music … nor is discerptible in logic —Robert Bridges †1930

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History and Etymology for discerptible

Latin discerptus (past participle of discerpere) + English -ible

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