adj
Meaning 1
Liable to spoil or go bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spoilable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decayable, putrescible, putrefiable
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perishable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foodstuff, food product
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English spoilable From spoil + -able.