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COMESTIBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance that can be used as food
Synonyms:
comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("comestible" is a kind of...):
food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comestible"):
tuck (eatables (especially sweets))
Derivation:
comestible (suitable for use as food)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suitable for use as food
Synonyms:
comestible; eatable; edible
Classified under:
Similar:
killable (fit to kill, especially for food)
non-poisonous; nonpoisonous; nontoxic (safe to eat)
pareve; parve (containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism)
Also:
digestible (capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal)
palatable; toothsome (acceptable to the taste or mind)
tender (easy to cut or chew)
Derivation:
comestible (any substance that can be used as food)
