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microwavable

microwavable

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Safe to heat or cook in a microwave
  • adjective
  • /ˈmaɪkroʊˌweɪbəl/
: microwaveable
  • Or perhaps you'd rather learn just how many calories are in that microwavable chicken patty?
  • microwavable container
  • microwavable bowl

We have our microwavable chicken, our microwavable rice, our microwavable veggie burgers, pasta, and our eggs and microwavable Turkey bacon.

Examples

  • We have our microwavable chicken, our microwavable rice, our microwavable veggie burgers, pasta, and our eggs and microwavable Turkey bacon.

    Brett Conti

  • It's a microwavable healthy choice, the lunch of choice for many, many working adults.

  • So I got this microwavable lasagna that looks very appetizing.

  • It takes a few minutes from my busy morning to throw these ingredients in a microwavable container, and I'm good to go!

    Blog text (2)

  • Place the chocolate in a small but deep microwavable bowl and add 1-2 teaspoons of shortening.

    Blog text (27)

  • In a microwavable bowl or cup (or mason jar!), mix together the pumpkin mixture ingredients (milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and pumpkin puree).

    Blog text (30)

  • I heated my leftovers in a microwavable container for a quick lunch.

  • Make sure to use only microwavable dishes when cooking your meal in the microwave.

  • This microwavable popcorn is perfect for a movie night at home.

Surface Forms

microwavable positive

Morphology

microwavable = microwave (transparent) = microwave + able

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'microwave', yielding 'able to be microwaved', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Microwavable comes from micro- meaning 'small', wave meaning 'a moving pattern of energy', and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So something microwavable 'can be' safely heated by the small waves in a microwave oven, which is why the label says it is safe to warm your food there.