perishable

perishable
Subject to speedy and natural decay (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat). But, where the time contemplated is necessarily long, the term may embrace property liable merely to material depreciation in value from other causes than such decay

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • perishable — index ephemeral, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), temporary, transient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • perishable — 1610s, from PERISH (Cf. perish) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

  • perishable — [adj] liable to spoil, rot decaying, decomposable, destructible, easily spoiled, short lived, unstable; concepts 462,485 Ant. continuation, endurance …   New thesaurus

  • perishable — [per′ish ə bəl] adj. that may perish; esp., liable to spoil or deteriorate, as some foods n. something, esp. a food, liable to spoil or deteriorate perishability n. perishableness …   English World dictionary

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  • perishable — [[t]pe̱rɪʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Goods such as food that are perishable go bad after quite a short length of time. ...perishable food like fruit, vegetables and meat... Raw eggs are highly perishable and must be chilled before and after cooking …   English dictionary

  • perishable — / perɪʃəb(ə)l/ adjective which can go bad or become rotten easily ● perishable goods ● perishable items ● a perishable cargo …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • perishable — adjective Date: 1611 liable to perish ; liable to spoil or decay < such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs > • perishability noun • perishable noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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