单词 | nonrenewable |
释义 | nonrenewable/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈnjuːəbəl) / adjectivenot able to be restored, replaced, recommenced, etcnonrenewable resources Words nearby nonrenewablenonreflexive, nonregent, nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, nonreligious, non-REM sleep, nonrenewable, non rep., nonrepeating decimal, non repetatur, nonrepresentational, nonresident Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for nonrenewablenonrenewable [ nŏn′rĭ-nōō′ə-bəl ] Relating to a natural resource, such as petroleum or a mineral ore, that cannot be replaced once it has been extracted or procured. Nonrenewable resources that are not significantly altered by their use, including most metals, can often be recovered and their usefulness extended by recycling. Compare renewable. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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