PERISHABLENESS

perishability, perishableness

(noun) unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

perishableness (usually uncountable, plural perishablenesses)

The state of being perishable; perishability.

Source: Wiktionary


Per"ish*a*ble*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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