exhaustibility
- noun
- /ɪɡˌzɔːstəˈbɪləti/
:
agotabilidad
- The exhaustibility of natural resources is a major concern for sustainable development and environmental protection.
Examples
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Given the environmental desirability of gas as a fuel, and given the ultimate exhaustibility of North American natural gas reserves, we think there is ample justification for expecting a secular upward trend in future gas prices.
Academic text (1991) -
Amidst widespread concerns in the 1970s about energy supply security and the exhaustibility of conventional fuel sources, nuclear power held out the promise of relatively abundant, cheap, and clean energy.
Academic text (1999) -
Smiling, the exhaustibility argument applies to clean energy.
Blog text (16) -
However, the impact of exhaustibility on fuel prices is likely to be dwarfed by uncertainties about likely future discoveries of reserves, changes in technology of exploration, extraction or processing, or changes in market structure.
Academic text (1991) -
Experts caution that the exhaustibility of fossil fuels will lead to a significant increase in energy costs over time.
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Due to the exhaustibility of non-renewable resources, we must seek alternative energy solutions to ensure a sustainable future.
Synonyms
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7.7
The idea that something can be used up or replaced and is not needed
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8.0
The state of having limits in size, amount, or time
Antonyms
How Exhaustible
Surface Forms
Morphology
exhaustibility = exhaustible (transparent) = exhaust + ible + ity
The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'exhaustible' using the productive suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
Exhaustibility comes from exhaust, which goes back to an old Latin root meaning 'to draw out' or 'drain', so imagine water being emptied from a bucket. So exhaustibility is about how easily something can be 'used up' or emptied.