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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perishable/ˈperɪʃəbl/

▶adjective

1 (of food) likely to rot quickly.

2 having a brief life or significance: ballet is the most perishable of arts.

▶noun (perishables) things, especially foodstuffs, likely to rot quickly.

– derivatives
perishability noun.

'perishable' also found in these Oxford entries:

durable - keep - long-life - pickle - sell-by date - use-by date

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