Defn: Capable of being altered. Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, alterable by a thousand accidents. Rogers.
ALTERABLENESS
Al"ter*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.
ALTERABLY
Al"ter*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In an alterable manner.
ALTERANT
Al"ter*ant, a. Etym: [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F. altérant.]
Defn: Altering; gradually changing. Bacon.
ALTERANT
Al"ter*ant, n.
Defn: An alterative. [R.] Chambers.
ALTERATION
Al`ter*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. altération.]