DISPENSABLE

dispensable

(adjective) capable of being dispensed with or done without; “dispensable items of personal property”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dispensable (comparative more dispensable, superlative most dispensable)

Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.

Capable of being dispensed; distributable.

(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.

(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.

Antonyms

• indispensable

Anagrams

• piebaldness

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.]

1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.

2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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