biodegradable

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See also: biodégradable

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, /(ˌ)baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)

  1. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
      Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

  1. Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.

Catalan

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

  1. biodegradable
    • 2019 August 22, Gemma Garrido Granger, “L'aigua que bevem conté microplàstics però no suposen un risc per a la salut”, in Ara‎:
      La majoria són politereftalats d'etilè, un material reciclable però no biodegradable que serveix per envasar líquids com l'aigua i la cervesa, i polipropilens, un material versàtil i molt habitual en els embalatges alimentaris, però també en les canonades o les joguines.
      Most are polyethylene terephthalates, a recyclable but not biodegradable material that is used to bottle liquids such as water and beer, and polypropylenes, a versatile material very common in food packaging, but also in pipes or toys.

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Adjective

biodegradable m or f (plural biodegradables)

  1. biodegradable

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjodeɡɾaˈdable/
    • Rhymes: -able
    • Syllabification: bio‧de‧gra‧da‧ble
  • IPA(key): /biodeɡɾaˈdable/
    • Rhymes: -able
    • Syllabification: bi‧o‧de‧gra‧da‧ble

Adjective

biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

  1. biodegradable

Further reading

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