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reusable, a.|riːˈjuːzəb(ə)l|
[f. re-use v. + -able.]
Capable of being re-used; suitable for a second or further use.
1959Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring & Summer 835/1 Paper plates..With re-usable plastic bag. 1962Guardian 5 Dec. 6/3 Paper place mats..disposable, but certainly reusable several times. 1967Times Rev. Industry Feb. 39/1 (Advt.), Dictamite takes a whole hour's dictation on one tiny reusable tape cartridge. 1970New Scientist 26 Feb. 407/1 Those contractors who have plans for the airframe or engines of the reusable shuttle must submit them to NASA. 1971Engineering Apr. 59/2 Some strippable coatings are reusable. 1975Nature 17 Jan. 149/2 Out of the other end, or rather ends, come several potentially valuable by-products. Three grades of reuseable paper, two already pronounced as suitable for board making by commercial board mills, one suitable for high grade fuel.
Hence reusaˈbility.
1970Sci. Jrnl. Aug. 32/2 ‘Reusability’—the introduction of launch vehicles and spacecraft that can be flown to space, returned and used again. 1973Daily Tel. 24 Jan. 19 (Advt.), It had to meet rigid specifications. Uniform size and shape, chemical content, heat resistance, ventilation, reusability. |