nonreturnable

[non-ri-tur-nuh-buhl]

non·re·turn·a·ble

[non-ri-tur-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
2.
(of an empty bottle or container) not returnable to a vendor for refund of a deposit.
noun
3.
something that is not eligible or acceptable for return.

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Nonreturnable has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1900–05; non- + returnable
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nonreturnable (ˌnɒnrɪˈtɜːnəbəl)
 
adj
denoting a container, esp a bottle, on which no returnable deposit is paid on purchase of the contents

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