Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perishable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.]
Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;
as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perishable
adj : liable to perish; subject destruction or death or decay;
"this minute and perishable planet"; perishable foods
such as butter and fruit" [ant: {imperishable}]
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