perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-i-shə-bəl 
ˈpe-ri-
: liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs
perishable
noun
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Left behind are parts of a reactor and big plastic containers of liquid meth, along with piles of perishable food, water and even a pair of jeans — signs that they’d been camped up in this area for several days.
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These features are essential for managing perishable goods and ensuring safety standards are met.
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Refrigerating perishable food and leftovers within two hours.
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Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
These features are essential for managing perishable goods and ensuring safety standards are met.
—Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Refrigerating perishable food and leftovers within two hours.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 23 Apr. 2025
The knowledge that executive energy is a perishable quality understandably breeds impatience with the courts.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perishable. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-ish-ə-bəl
: likely to spoil or decay
perishable fruit
perishable
noun
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