inconsumable

[ in-kuhn-soo-muh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈsu mə bəl /

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adjective

not consumable; incapable of being consumed.

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Origin of inconsumable

First recorded in 1640–50; in-³ + consumable

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsumable

in·con·sum·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby inconsumable

inconsistent, inconsolable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconstant, inconsumable, incontestability clause, incontestable, incontinence, incontinent, incontinentia pigmenti

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How to use inconsumable in a sentence

For did she not know that God gives the heart of a poet to be as fuel to his genius, for ever consumed and inconsumable?
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
These two substances are really inconsumable, and continue to exist, after they meet in a combined form, as carbonic acid gas.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond
With us there is left the soul, which is expressly said to be inconsumable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845|Various
Inconsumable, in-kon-sūm′a-bl, adj. that cannot be consumed or wasted.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for inconsumable

inconsumable

/ (ˌɪnkənˈsjuːməbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being consumed or used up

economics providing an economic service without being consumed, as currency

Derived forms of inconsumable

inconsumably, adverb

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