At present "consume all consumable resources" is assigned as the operational meaning of TETRA.
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Consumable
//kənˈsjuːməbəl//
Synonyms for "consumable" (7 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Related words (3)
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34 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- kulutus adj (that is consumed)
- kuluva adj (that is consumed)
- ruoka adj (that may be eaten)
- syömäkelpoinen adj (that may be eaten)
French
1 entries- consommable noun (material or product intended for consumption)
Galician
4 entries- comestible adj (that may be eaten)
- comestíbel adj (that may be eaten)
- consumible adj (that is consumed)
- consumíbel adj (that is consumed)
German
4 entries- konsumierbar adj (that is consumed)
- Konsumgut noun (material or product intended for consumption)
- Verbrauchsgut noun (material or product intended for consumption)
- Verbrauchsmaterial noun (material or product intended for consumption)
Greek
1 entries- αναλώσιμος adj (that is consumed)
Irish
1 entries- inite adj (that may be eaten)
Manx
2 entries- yn-cheau adj (that is consumed)
- yn-ee adj (that may be eaten)
Romanian
4 entries- comestibil adj (that may be eaten)
- consumabil adj (that is consumed)
- mâncabil adj (that may be eaten)
- consumabil noun (material or product intended for consumption)
Spanish
3 entries- comestible adj (that may be eaten)
- consumible adj (that is consumed)
- consumible noun (material or product intended for consumption)
Swedish
4 entries- förbruknings adj (that is consumed)
- förbrukningsbar adj (that is consumed)
- ätbar adj (that may be eaten)
- förbrukningsvara noun (material or product intended for consumption)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The most expensive part of the printer isn't the machine, but the consumable elements like ink.
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"And I thought about democracy, and I thought we all have to get along somehow. You might not like an orange, you might not like a banana by itself, but if you combine different fruits together, you might actually be able to produce something which is consumable by the whole society," he states.
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While many biofuels have been criticized for infringing on food crops, using water and land that could be used to grow consumable plants, Felgar said Boeing is working to ensure its biofuel is sustainable.
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