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non-renewable
noun
A resource that is not renewable.
adjective
Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
(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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