biodegradable
See also: biodégradable
English
Alternative forms
- bio-degradable
Etymology
bio- + degradable
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, /baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ or with initial /ˌbaɪ/ in place of /baɪ/
Adjective
biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)
- 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.
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Translations
capable of being decomposed by biological activity
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Noun
biodegradable (plural biodegradables)
- Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
Spanish
Etymology
bio- + degradable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi.o.de.ɡɾa.ˈda.ble/, [bi.o.ðe.ɣɾa.ˈða.βle], /bjo-/
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