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Deterioration vs Perishable - What's the difference?

deterioration | perishable |

As nouns the difference between deterioration and perishable

is that deterioration is the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse while perishable is that which perishes or is short-lived.

As an adjective perishable is

liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

deterioration

English

Noun

  • The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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    Antonyms

    * amelioration

    perishable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which perishes or is short-lived.
  • (in the plural) food that does not keep for long.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

    • Synonyms

    * ephemeral * shortlived

    Antonyms

    * imperishable * unperishable

    Derived terms

    * perishability * perishableness * perishably