flushableadj.

Brit.

/ˈflʌʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfləʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: flush v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < flush v.² + -able suffix.

1. Of a toilet: having a flushing mechanism.

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1928 G. H. Edgell Amer. Archit. To-day i. 11 The flushable toilet was forgotten from the Minoan age to the latter part of the eighteenth century.

2003 I. Chang Chinese in Amer. xiii. 231 They were disturbed by..the lack of flushable toilets.

2. Of a product: designed to be flushed down a toilet after use. Also more generally: of a size which admits of disposal down a toilet.

ΚΠ

1950 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 16 July (advt.) The first truly flushable diaper.

1992 Chatelaine June 19 (advt.) But unlike plastic, our cardboard applicator is biodegradable and completely flushable.

1994 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Jan. 1 d Goldfish, to put it bluntly, are flushable.

2004 Independent 11 May (Review section) 7/2 Flushable feminine wipes to maintain natural pH balance.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flushable
释义	flushableadj. Brit. /ˈflʌʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈfləʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: flush v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < flush v.² + -able suffix. 1. Of a toilet: having a flushing mechanism. ΚΠ 1928 G. H. Edgell Amer. Archit. To-day i. 11 The flushable toilet was forgotten from the Minoan age to the latter part of the eighteenth century. 2003 I. Chang Chinese in Amer. xiii. 231 They were disturbed by..the lack of flushable toilets. 2. Of a product: designed to be flushed down a toilet after use. Also more generally: of a size which admits of disposal down a toilet. ΚΠ 1950 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 16 July (advt.) The first truly flushable diaper. 1992 Chatelaine June 19 (advt.) But unlike plastic, our cardboard applicator is biodegradable and completely flushable. 1994 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Jan. 1 d Goldfish, to put it bluntly, are flushable. 2004 Independent 11 May (Review section) 7/2 Flushable feminine wipes to maintain natural pH balance. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1928
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