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sustainables

sustainables is the plural of sustainable.

Meaning of sustainable

Noun

sustainable (plural sustainables)

  1. A renewable energy source.
    • It has only been in the last 20 years that the long-term trend away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy and sustainables has intensified.1996, Joseph Francis Coates, John B. Mahaffie, Andy Hines, 2025: Scenarios of U.S. and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, page 117

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Questions about sustainables

What is sustainables the plural of?
Sustainables is the plural of sustainable.

Words near sustainables in the dictionary

  1. sustainable
  2. sustainable development
  3. sustainable developments
  4. sustainable tourist
  5. sustainable tourists
  6. sustainables
  7. sustainably
  8. sustained
  9. sustained yield
  10. sustained yields
  11. sustainedly

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