extractable, extractible

While many words end with either the suffix ‑able or the suffix ‑ible, a few may be spelled either way, as in extractable (the preferred spelling) or the variant extractible.

  • The coal is extractable (or extractible), but environmental costs would outweigh any financial advantages.

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