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PERISHABLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

Synonyms:

perishable; spoilable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("perishable" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

Example:

perishable foods such as butter and fruit

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

biodegradable (capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria)

decayable; putrefiable; putrescible; spoilable (liable to decay or spoil or become putrid)

Also:

destructible (easily destroyed)

Antonym:

imperishable (not perishable)

Derivation:

perishability; perishableness (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction)

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