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cubitainer

cubitainer noun: a semirigid cubical plastic container, typically used within a cardboard box.

Noun

cubitainer (plural cubitainers)

  1. A semirigid cubical plastic container, typically used within a cardboard box.
    • Cubitainer holds liquids, powders, grains & anything else that pours. Stacks compactly and stores more economically than other containers.1968, Modern Packaging, volume 41, Morgan-Grampian, page 70

Forms of cubitainer

pluralcubitainers

Origin of cubitainer

Blend of cubical + container or similar, 1950s marketing coinage by its inventor, Hedwin Corporation, Maryland.

Questions about cubitainer

What does cubitainer mean?
Cubitainer means a semirigid cubical plastic container, typically used within a cardboard box.
What part of speech is cubitainer?
Cubitainer is a noun.
What is the plural of cubitainer?
The plural of cubitainer is cubitainers.

Words near cubitainer in the dictionary

  1. cubist
  2. cubistic
  3. cubistically
  4. cubists
  5. cubit
  6. cubitainer
  7. cubitainers
  8. cubital
  9. cubital fossa
  10. cubital fossae
  11. cubitals

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