storable

[stawr-uh-buhl, stohr-]

adjective

1. capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.

noun

1. Usually storables. articles that are storable.

Other Word Forms

• storability noun
• nonstorable adjective
• unstorable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of storable¹

First recorded in 1865–70; store + -able

Example Sentences

"Our approach is an important step toward finding an efficient way to convert CO2, a potent greenhouse gas that poses a significant challenge for humanity, into an easily storable and transportable liquid fuel," said Brookhaven Lab Senior Chemist Javier Concepcion, a lead author on the study.

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Predictable harvests and storable surpluses were needed, traditional thinking went, to support large sedentary populations, monumental architecture, and stratified societies—all of which made up what archaeologists called the Neolithic package.

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Samples must also be easily storable for return to Earth; space station astronauts currently use vials that take up valuable freezer space.

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But without better storage technology, we’re stuck with using easily storable fossil fuels, which are dirtier and subject to geopolitical turmoil.

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At wood pellet mills, wood is chipped, dried, ground and compressed into uniform, easily storable pellets.

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