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recyclable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English recycle Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recyclable From recycle + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Able to be recycled.
    • Soda cans are recyclable.
    • People are reminded again, as before, please do not leave plastic bottles, milk containers or otherwise at the Bring Centre – there are no plastic containers there any longer for such recyclable materials. 2005 March 25, “Collooney: Bring centre: another plea”, in Sligo Champion:

Deriveds

unrecyclable · nonrecyclable · recyclability

Translations (34)

hu újrafelhasználható (able to be recycled) · de recycelbar (able to be recycled) · ca reciclable (able to be recycled) · cs recyklovatelný (able to be recycled) · pl przetwarzalny (able to be recycled) · fr recyclable (able to be recycled) · da genanvendelig (able to be recycled) · cmn 可回收 (able to be recycled) · nl recyclebaar (able to be recycled) · hu újrahasznosítható (able to be recycled) · ro reciclabil (able to be recycled) · sh obnovljiv (able to be recycled) · da genbrugelig (able to be recycled) · hy վերամշակելի (able to be recycled) · sv återvinningsbar (able to be recycled) · bg рециклируем (able to be recycled) · kmr veçerxînbar (able to be recycled) · is endurvinnanlegur (able to be recycled) · sh reciklabilan (able to be recycled) · nb resirkulerbar (able to be recycled) · fi kierrätyskelpoinen (able to be recycled) · de recyclebar (able to be recycled) · pt reciclável (able to be recycled) · nrf r'cycliabl'ye (able to be recycled) · is endurnýtanlegur (able to be recycled) · fi kierrätettävä (able to be recycled) · sh рециклабилан (able to be recycled) · nl recycleerbaar (able to be recycled) · el ανακυκλώσιμος (able to be recycled) · pl recyklingowalny (able to be recycled) · de wiederverwertbar (able to be recycled) · it riciclabile (able to be recycled) · sh обновљив (able to be recycled) · es reciclable (able to be recycled)

recyclable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English recycle Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recyclable From recycle + -able.

Meanings

  1. An object that can be recycled, such as a soda can.
    • The garbage and recyclables need to be taken out to the street tomorrow.
    • A pull-out trash drawer gives you a place to hide kitchen waste and recyclables. 1996, James A. Hufnagel, Kathie Robitz, Barbara Sabella, Kitchens: design, remodel, build, page 28:

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