nonrenewable

  1. Adjective.  Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
  2. Adjective.  With respect to a resource, unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; finite.
  3. Noun.  A resource that is not renewable.

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