renewable

Etymology

renew + -able

adj

  1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
  2. (of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
    Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.
    renewable resource
    renewable energy
    renewable sources of energy

noun

  1. A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
  2. A renewable resource.

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