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consumable

consumable

2 4.9
Can be used until it is finished
  • adjective
  • /kənˈsjuːməbl/
translation icon : consumible
  • Moreover, post-harvest treatment of cannabis buds inevitably affects final (consumable) yield.
  • consumable product
  • consumable items
  • consumable goods

Pornography takes sex and boils it into a consumable commodity, and it's consumable on demand.

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Examples

  • Home to sensuous, consumable, harmless exotica, Cueva's marketplace matches that of Cervantes de Salazar point by point.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The most profitable music is almost always among the cheapest and most broadly consumable forms, not the most artistically and/or educationally rich music.

    Academic text (2013)

  • We talk of art as if it is a product, a consumable, durable good.

    Blog text (3)

  • According to this concept, all industrial products fall into one of three general categories: unsalable products, consumable products, and products of service.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Alkaline cells and batteries are the most popular consumable type of batteries today.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The duration of access should also be determined (with consumable items given shorter access and activities longer access).

    Academic text (2013)

  • The output is amino acids and directly consumable foods.

    Academic text (1999)

  • All consumable organic solids and fluids must be synthesised.

    Star Kid (1997)

  • In modern CAD and CAM manufacturing companies, engineers design parts for machines and consumable goods. Many of these parts are cut on CNC machines.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Many restaurants focus on providing consumable items to enhance the dining experience.

Synonyms

exhaustible
vsconsumable
1 6.5

Able to be used up

focuses on items used up during normal use rather than overall scarcity

Surface Forms

consumable positive

Morphology

consumable = consume (transparent) = consume + able

The adjective is a regular formation from the verb 'consume' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be consumed', which is directly guessable.

Etymology

Consumable comes from the verb consume which means 'to use up', plus the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So a consumable thing is literally something 'able to be used up', like ink or food that needs replacing.