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nonrenewable

nonrenewable

See also: non-renewable

English

Adjective

nonrenewable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
  2. With respect to a resource, unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; finite.
    Coal is nonrenewable.

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Noun

nonrenewable (plural nonrenewables)

  1. A resource that is not renewable.

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