PERISHABLE


Meaning of PERISHABLE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

perishable goods (= fresh food etc that is likely to decay quickly )

Perishable goods are transported in refrigerated trucks.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

food

Food safety training Last year more than 50,000 members of staff completed the training designed for staff handling perishable foods.

Pack a well-insulated cooler with perishable foods the day of the picnic.

The camp's organisers say that they badly need non-perishable foods and more bedding.

Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply more rapidly in perishable foods left at room temperature for more than two hours.

goods

Dangerous goods and perishable goods are two examples of operational specializations worth serious consideration.

There are occasional quick sales of perishable goods , such as garlic and frozen shrimp.

This is particularly important for perishable goods and dated items.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

perishable crops like fruits and vegetables

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Because soft cheeses are perishable , they are kept small and / or thin; they are quickly ripened from the surface.

Food safety training Last year more than 50,000 members of staff completed the training designed for staff handling perishable foods.

It was therefore necessary to treat, for example, labour markets in much the same way as the market for perishable fruit.

Salt acts as a preservative in butter; sweet butter is more perishable than salted butter and is usually priced higher.

Thawed meat is as perishable as fresh meat.

They exchanged perishable consumer goods which were mutually valuable in the ordinary fashion of barter trade.

What is sown is perishable , what is raised is imperishable.

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