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non-renewable

noun
  1. A resource that is not renewable.

adjective
  1. Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.

  2. (With respect to a resource) unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply

    "Coal is nonrenewable."

    Similar: finite

Synonymsfinite

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