millable

Ready for grinding

Millable describes something that can be processed in a mill—ground, cut, or shaped by milling equipment.

The term applies to materials suitable for such processing: millable grain, millable lumber, millable steel.

In manufacturing, millable often indicates whether a material's hardness or composition allows it to be machined properly.

fineness

pulverize

Crush to powder

mesh · sift · particle · coarse · fine · ultrafine · consistency · talcum · floury · dusty

grain

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

  • cornCereal grown on cobs
  • flourMilled grain powder
  • gristGrain to be milled

barley · oats · rye · millet · sorghum · rice · maize · cereal · kernel · feedstock

metal

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

titanium · alloy · billet · ingot · lathe · CNC · machining · tooling · cutting · shaping

lumber

timber

Wood for construction

hardwood · softwood · veneer · dimensional · rough-cut · kiln-dried · woodworking · lathe · router · joinery

textile

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

  • cottonPlant fiber for textiles
  • woolSheared animal fiber
  • flaxFiber and oil crop

hemp · carding · spinning · fulling · felting · fabric · yarn · thread · loom · weaving

Opposites
material processability

millableunworkable

Impossible to execute

brittle · friable · liquid · unprocessable · intractable

Family

mill, miller, milling, mills, milled, millstone, millers, millpond, millings

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