biodegradable
See also: biodégradable
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Etymology edit
bio- + degradable
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Adjective edit
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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capable of being decomposed by biological activity
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Noun edit
biodegradable (plural biodegradables)
- Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From bio- + degradable.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌbi.u.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌbi.o.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌbi.o.ðe.ɣɾaˈða.ble]
Adjective edit
biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)
- biodegradable
- 2019 August 22, Gemma Garrido Granger, “L'aigua que bevem conté microplàstics però no suposen un risc per a la salut”, in Ara[1]:
- 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.
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Further reading edit
- “biodegradable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “biodegradable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “biodegradable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From bio- + degradable.
Adjective edit
biodegradable m or f (plural biodegradables)
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Further reading edit
- “biodegradable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From bio- + degradable.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bjodeɡɾaˈdable/ [bjo.ð̞e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: bio‧de‧gra‧da‧ble
- IPA(key): /biodeɡɾaˈdable/ [bi.o.ð̞e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: bi‧o‧de‧gra‧da‧ble
Adjective edit
biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)
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Further reading edit
- “biodegradable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014