Perishable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction.
  • n. Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That which perishes or is short-lived.
  • n. food that does not keep for long.
  • adj. Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Liable to perish; subject to decay or destruction; mortal.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
  • adj. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
    • Equivalent
    biodegradable    putrefiable    decayable    putrescible    spoilable   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    food product    foodstuff   
    Cross Reference
    perishable property    perishable monition   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    destructible    decomposable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    transitory    mutable    ephemeral    fragile    unstable   
     
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