non-renewable
1non-renewable — ˌnon reˈnewable adjective non renewable types of energy such as coal or oil cannot be replaced once they have been used: • a tax on all forms of non renewable energy • These regulations will only encourage a massive waste of valuable and non… …
2non-renewable — (adj.) also nonrenewable, 1946, from NON (Cf. non ) + RENEWABLE (Cf. renewable) …
3non-renewable — non re newable adj non renewable types of energy such as coal or gas cannot be replaced after they have been used ▪ All countries are being asked to cut down on their use of non renewable resources …
4non-renewable — UK / US adjective 1) non renewable types of energy exist in limited amounts, and when these are all used there will be none left Should we continue to consume vast quantities of non renewable fossil fuels? 2) a non renewable contract is one that… …
5non-renewable — adjective non renewable types of energy such as coal or gas cannot be replaced after they have been used: a diminishing non renewable resource of coal …
6non-renewable — adj. Non renewable is used with these nouns: ↑resource …
7Non-renewable energy — is energy taken from finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve , [ [http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re basics.html Renewable Energy Basics] ] as opposed to renewable energy… …
8non-renewable energy — UK US noun [U] ► ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES types of energy that cannot be replaced after they have been used: »Fossil fuels are nonrenewable energy sources …
9non-renewable — non renewˈable adjective 1. Not able to be replenished 2. Exhaustible • • • Main Entry: ↑non …
10Non-renewable resource — A coal mine in Wyoming. Coal, produced over millions of years, is an inherently finite and non renewable resource on a human time scale. A non renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale …
