perishable
noun
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L325299 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- subject to destruction or decay
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).
- Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
“perishable goods”
“perishable foodstuffs”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).
- That which perishes or is short-lived.
- Food that does not keep for long.