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flushable, a.
Brit. |ˈflʌʃəbl|, U.S. |ˈfləʃəb(ə)l|
[‹ flush v.2 + -able suffix.]
1. Of a toilet: having a flushing mechanism.
1928G. H. Edgell Amer. Archit. To-day i. 11 The flushable toilet was forgotten from the Minoan age to the latter part of the eighteenth century. 2003I. Chang Chinese in Amer. xiii. 231 They were disturbed by..the lack of flushable toilets.
2. Of a product: designed to be flushed down a toilet after use. Also more generally: of a size which admits of disposal down a toilet.
1950Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Electronic text) 16 July (advt.) The first truly flushable diaper. 1992Chatelaine June 19 (advt.) But unlike plastic, our cardboard applicator is biodegradable and completely flushable. 1994Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 24 Jan. 1 d, Goldfish, to put it bluntly, are flushable. 2004Independent 11 May (Rev. section) 7/2 Flushable feminine wipes to maintain natural pH balance. |