single-use

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single-use

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Bahuvrīhi compound of single + use.

adjective

not comparable Designed or intended to be used one time and then discarded or disposed of. Filtrona Plastics, Victoria, has supplied Malaysia with $20 000 worth of single-use plastic ware for hospitals and laboratories.

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adj designed to be used one time

Español	de un solo uso, desechable, de usar y tirar
हिन्दी	एकल-प्रयोग ekal-prayog
Русский	одноразовый odnorazovyj

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"single-use." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/single-use. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"single-use." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/single-use.

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@misc{single_use_2026,
  title = {single-use},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/single-use},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}