nonrenewable

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English

Definitions

noun

A resource that is not renewable.

adjective

Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
(With respect to a resource) unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply“Coal is nonrenewable.”

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Synonyms

finite unrenewable one-time non-renewable unreplenishable nonrenewing unregenerable nonreplenishable unreprievable unreiterable unrenewed irredeemable nonrefillable ingenerable irrevivable nonreplaceable

Associated

resource resources energy coal sources sector natural amount oil gas model province

Rhymes

renewable doable chewable screwable suable viewable sue hubbell

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