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Meaning of shelf-stable | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of foods, storable for extended periods at room temperature.

Examples

“shelf-stable whipping cream”
“It is necessary to distinguish between the shelf-life of two broad categories of foods, namely those that are shelf-stable and those that are perishable. For this discussion, shelf-life will be treated as it relates to microbial activity only.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

shelf-worn shelfless shelflike shelfworthy shelfy shell-less

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