"unrecyclable" meaning in English

See unrecyclable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + recyclable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|recyclable}} un- + recyclable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unrecyclable (not comparable)
  1. Not recyclable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unrecyclable-en-adj-~pXzU6q1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Noun

Forms: unrecyclables [plural]
Etymology: From un- + recyclable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|recyclable}} un- + recyclable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unrecyclable (plural unrecyclables)
  1. Anything that cannot be recycled.
    Sense id: en-unrecyclable-en-noun-yz1x-~QD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 36 64

Inflected forms

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