consumable

[ kuhn-soo-muh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.

  2. liable to be used up or depleted: comsumable resources.

noun
  1. Usually consumables. something that is produced to be consumed, as processed food or fuel.

Origin of consumable

1
First recorded in 1635–45; consume + -able

Other words from consumable

  • con·sum·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·con·sum·a·ble, adjective
  • un·con·sum·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for consumable

consumable

/ (kənˈsjuːməbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being consumed

noun
  1. (usually plural) goods intended to be bought and used; consumer goods

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