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nondisposable

nondisposable

5.2
Not meant to be thrown away after one use
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒndɪˈspoʊzəbl/
translation icon : reutilizable
  • She prefers using nondisposable utensils to reduce waste and help the environment.

Examples

  • Any PPE or equipment that is nondisposable (e.g., rubber boots, animal crates, vehicle tires) should be appropriately disinfected and sanitized before being used in another setting with animals.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The workshop provided nondisposable tools to ensure they could be reused for future projects.

  • Recycling items is essential; many materials are nondisposable and can be used multiple times.

Synonyms

reusable
vsnondisposable
18 3.2

You can use it more than once

emphasizes not being meant to be thrown away rather than ability to repeat use
recyclable
vsnondisposable
7 3.5

An item like paper or glass that can be collected and made into new products

means it is made to be used again without needing collection and processing
reclaimable
vsnondisposable
5.1

Something you can get back and use again

stresses being designed for repeated use rather than merely recoverable later

Antonyms

disposable
45 3.4

Made for one use and then thrown away

How Disposable

disposable
45 3.4
reusable
18 3.2
nondisposable
5.2
long-lasting
27 3.7
durable
56 3.6

Surface Forms

nondisposable positive

Morphology

nondisposable = disposable (transparent) = non + dispose + able

Clear negation 'non-' applied to 'disposable' (dispose + -able), yielding 'not designed to be thrown away' which is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Nondisposable is built from non- 'not' and disposable 'meant to be thrown away'. So a nondisposable cup or bottle is 'not meant to be thrown away' and is kept for reuse.