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compostable

compostable adjective: suitable for compost.

Adjective

compostable (not comparable)

  1. Suitable for compost.

Noun

compostable (plural compostables)

  1. That which is suitable for compost.

Forms of compostable

pluralcompostables

Origin of compostable

From compost + -able.

Words formed from compostable

Questions about compostable

What does compostable mean?
Compostable means suitable for compost.
What part of speech is compostable?
Compostable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near compostable in the dictionary

  1. compost
  2. compost heap
  3. compost heaps
  4. compost tumbler
  5. compostability
  6. compostable
  7. compostables
  8. composted
  9. compostela
  10. Compostela Valley
  11. compostelas

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