1. Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
   - decayable, putrescible, spoilable

See also: perishable

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• late-ripening
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• latecomer
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• lateen-rig
• lateen-rigged
• lately
• latency
• latency period
• latency phase
• latency stage
• lateness
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• latent period
• latent schizophrenia
• later
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• lateral