short shelf life

collocation in English

meaningsofshort,shelfandlife

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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shelf
noun[C]
uk
/ʃelf/us
/ʃelf/
a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored ...
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life
noun
uk
/laɪf/us
/laɪf/
the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of ...
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(Definition ofshort,shelfandlifefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Products would probably need to be developed for specific small or medium-sized markets, including more pest-specific products with relativelyshortshelflives, and quicker-reacting suppliers.
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There can be no doubt that a bus service has a veryshortshelflife.
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They seem to have a veryshortshelflife.
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Dealing with the 1982 reforms when district health authorities were created, he wrote that the rhetoric of delegation had ashortshelflife.
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Local authority searches have a relativelyshortshelflife—a maximum of, say, three months—and it would be prudent to renew them.
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It seems to have ashortshelf-life built into it.
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Cyanoacrylate adhesives have ashortshelflife if not used, about one year from manufacture if unopened, one month once opened.
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Compared to the sealed packaged versions, unpackaged jerky has a relativelyshortshelflife.
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At that time, blueprint paper was extremely light-sensitive, and therefore had a veryshortshelflife before being used.
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These cells have ashortshelflife as the zinc is attacked by ammonium chloride.
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Resorcinol has a relativelyshortshelflife of about 2-3 years depending on storage temperature.
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It is unusual to store them in humidors, partly because they are smoked in large quantities and so have ashortshelf-life.
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The drink, like vinegar in taste, is considered to have ashortshelflife.
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Owing to the simplicity of the process, the resultant beverage is often of variable quality and has ashortshelflife.
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The species is largely grown for local consumption; theshortshelf-life of the fruit limits its wider use.
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Non-climacteric fruits can ripen only on the plant and thus have ashortshelflife if harvested when they are ripe.
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However, with ashortshelflife and relatively slow manufacturing process, these tiles are not much in demand.
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It can also be used for the extraction of oil, but it gives a poor yield, and the oil has ashortshelf-life.
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In general, whole, fresh foods have a relativelyshortshelf-life and are less profitable to produce and sell than are more processed foods.
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