dispensable

  • 11dispensable — (di span sa bl ) adj. Pour lequel on peut accorder dispense. Cas dispensable. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Son mariage estant declaré nul, et la dispense nulle, comme donnée sur un cas non dispensable, M. DU BELL. 191. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Dispenser …

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  • 12dispensable — [[t]dɪspe̱nsəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone or something is dispensable they are not really needed. All those people in the middle are dispensable. Ant: essential …

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  • 13dispensable — dispensability, dispensableness, n. /di spen seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential. 2. capable of being dispensed or administered: The money is not dispensable at present. 3. Rom. Cath.… …

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  • 14dispensable — di|spen|sa|ble [dıˈspensəbəl] adj not necessary or important and so easy to get rid of ≠ ↑indispensable ▪ Part time workers are considered dispensable …

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  • 15dispensable — dis|pen|sa|ble [ dı spensəbl ] adjective if someone or something is dispensable, you do not need them and can get rid of them if you want to …

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  • 16dispensable — adjective easy to get rid of because not really needed: Part time workers are considered dispensable in times of recession. opposite indispensable …

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  • 17dispensable — adjective any goods deemed dispensable will not be allowed on board Syn: expendable, disposable, replaceable, inessential, nonessential, noncore; unnecessary, redundant, superfluous, surplus to requirements …

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  • 18dispensable — UK [dɪˈspensəb(ə)l] / US adjective if someone or something is dispensable, you do not need them and can get rid of them if you want to …

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  • 19dispensable amino acid — pakeičiamoji aminorūgštis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Organizmo sintetinama aminorūgštis. atitikmenys: angl. dispensable amino acid; non essential amino acid; nonessential amino acid rus. заменимая аминокислота …

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  • 20dispensable — adjective Date: 1649 capable of being dispensed with • dispensability noun …

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