Dispensable

Quick meaning: Dispensable is an adjective meaning Able to be done without; easily replaced.

Meaning

Able to be done without; easily replaced.

More Meanings

1. Capable of being dispensed.
2. (of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
3. (biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
4. Something that can reasonably be dispensed with; something unnecessary.

Example Sentences

The difference in absorption rate is not surprising since whey has a high percentage of indispensable amino acids, which are absorbed more rapidly than dispensable amino acids.

The reward could be a preferred food, a sticker, blowing some bubbles, a noisemaker the child enjoys, a pat on the back, or some other easily dispensable reward that does not take the child away from the task at hand for more than a moment or two.

Jones' use of the term 'Ecclesiastical Law' in his definition of dispensations in Roman Catholic canon law points to the Roman Catholic distinction between divine law, from which no dispensation is possible, and merely ecclesiastical law, which is dispensable in certain circumstances.

Word Forms

• dispensables

Synonyms for dispensable

Depending on context, synonyms include disposable, expendable, inessential, distributable, nonessential.

Antonyms for dispensable

Common opposites include indispensable, nondisposable, irreplaceable, essential, crucial, vital.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extraneous, redundant, superfluous, indispensable, unnecessary, dispensible.

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