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non-perishable

non-perishable is the alternative form of nonperishable.

Meaning of nonperishable

Adjective

nonperishable (not comparable)

  1. Of food, not perishable; not liable to spoil.
    • Even among the skeptical and conservative, we're told, many withdrew a wad of extra cash and laid in some daysworth of nonperishable food and jugged water, as their government's Y2K advisors recommended.2012, John Barth, Final Fridays: Essays, Lectures, Tributes & Other Nonfiction, 1995-, Counterpoint Press, →ISBN, page 154
    Synonyms:
    unperishable

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Questions about non-perishable

What is non-perishable the alternative form of?
Non-perishable is the alternative form of nonperishable.

Words near non-perishable in the dictionary

  1. non-pedantic
  2. non-peer-reviewed
  3. non-performing loan
  4. non-performing loans
  5. non-periodic
  6. non-perishable
  7. non-permanent
  8. non-pharmacological
  9. non-photo blue
  10. non-photographically
  11. non-physical

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