consumable

[kuhn-soo-muh-buhl] Origin

con·sum·a·ble

[kuhn-soo-muh-buhl]
adjective
1.
able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
2.
liable to be used up or depleted: comsumable resources.
noun
3.
Usually, consumables. something that is produced to be consumed, as processed food or fuel.

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Consumable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1635–45; consume + -able

con·sum·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·con·sum·a·ble, adjective
un·con·sum·a·ble, adjective
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consumable (kənˈsjuːməbəl)
 
adj
1.  capable of being consumed
 
n
2.  (usually plural) goods intended to be bought and used; consumer goods

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consumable
1640s, from consume + -able.
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