consumable

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adjective

able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.

liable to be used up or depleted: comsumable resources.

noun

Usually, consumables. something that is produced to be consumed, as processed food or fuel.

Origin:
1635–45; consume + -able

Related forms

con·sum·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·con·sum·a·ble, adjective

un·con·sum·a·ble, adjective

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consumable (kənˈsjuːməb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	capable of being consumed

—n
2.	(usually plural) goods intended to be bought and used; consumer goods

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