perishable
food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated • Syn: spoilable • Hypernyms: foodstuff, food product
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay - this minute and perishable planet - perishable foods such as butter and fruit • Ant: imperishable • Similar to: biodegradable, decayable, putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable • See Also: destructible • Derivationally related forms: perishableness, perishability
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