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nonrecyclable

nonrecyclable adjective: not recyclable.

Adjective

nonrecyclable (not comparable)

  1. Not recyclable.
    Synonyms:
    unrecyclable

Noun

nonrecyclable (plural nonrecyclables)

  1. Something that is not recyclable.
    • Annabelle hauled two more bags out to the sidewalk and heaved them on top of the pile by the curb. That was it for the nonrecyclables from the front porch.2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 358

Synonyms of nonrecyclable

Forms of nonrecyclable

pluralnonrecyclables

Origin of nonrecyclable

From non- + recyclable.

Questions about nonrecyclable

What does nonrecyclable mean?
Nonrecyclable means not recyclable.
What part of speech is nonrecyclable?
Nonrecyclable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonrecyclable in the dictionary

  1. nonrecurrent
  2. nonrecurring
  3. nonrecursive
  4. nonrecursively
  5. nonrecursiveness
  6. nonrecyclable
  7. nonrecyclables
  8. nonrecycled
  9. nonrecycler
  10. nonrecyclers
  11. nonrecycling

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