Laminable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laminable \Lam"i*na*ble\, a.
     Capable of being split into lamin[ae] or thin plates, as
     mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin
     plate or strip.
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           When a body can be readily extended in all directions
           under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when
           into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be
           laminable.                               --Ure.
     [1913 Webster] Laminar