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adjective
Date: 1611
liable to perish ; liable to spoil or decay <such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs> • perishability noun • perishable noun
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Perishable — Per ish*a*ble, a. [F. p[ e]rissable.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perishable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of food) likely to rot quickly. ► NOUN (perishables) ▪ perishable foodstuffs … English terms dictionary
perishable — index ephemeral, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), temporary, transient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perishable — 1610s, from PERISH (Cf. perish) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
perishable — [adj] liable to spoil, rot decaying, decomposable, destructible, easily spoiled, short lived, unstable; concepts 462,485 Ant. continuation, endurance … New thesaurus
perishable — [per′ish ə bəl] adj. that may perish; esp., liable to spoil or deteriorate, as some foods n. something, esp. a food, liable to spoil or deteriorate perishability n. perishableness … English World dictionary
perishable — perishables per‧ish‧a‧bles [ˈperɪʆəblz] noun [plural] COMMERCE TRANSPORT food products that are likely to decay if they are not kept in the proper conditions: • The movement of perishables from Northern Ireland is another area of big business… … Financial and business terms
perishable — [[t]pe̱rɪʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Goods such as food that are perishable go bad after quite a short length of time. ...perishable food like fruit, vegetables and meat... Raw eggs are highly perishable and must be chilled before and after cooking … English dictionary
perishable — / perɪʃəb(ə)l/ adjective which can go bad or become rotten easily ● perishable goods ● perishable items ● a perishable cargo … Marketing dictionary in english
perishable — perishability, perishableness, n. perishably, adv. /per i sheuh beuhl/, adj. 1. subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables. n. 2. Usually, perishables. something perishable, esp. food. [1605 15; PERISH + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
