consumable
consumable Lexical Profile
consumable Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Intended to be used up and then replaced.
"The laboratory budget allocates funds specifically for consumable supplies like pipettes and petri dishes."
Able or safe to be eaten or drunk.
"After boiling the stream water for five minutes, the hikers determined it was safely consumable."
• noun
A commodity or supply item that is intended to be used up relatively quickly and replaced, such as food, stationery, or printer ink (usually used in the plural).
"The office manager ordered a monthly shipment of consumables, including paper, toner cartridges, and coffee."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 14th century, the word derives from Old French consumable or directly from Late Latin consumabilis, formed from the Latin verb consumere ('to use up, eat, or waste').