biodegradable

See also: biodégradable

English

Alternative forms

• bio-degradable

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, /(ˌ)baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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

• biodegradability
• biodegradably
• nonbiodegradable
• oxobiodegradable
• oxybiodegradable
• unbiodegradable

 

Related terms

• biodegradation
• biodegrade

Translations

capable of being decomposed by biological activity

• Catalan: biodegradable (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可生物降解的 (kě shēngwù jiàngjiě de)

• Cornish: bewbodradow
• Dutch: biologisch afbreekbaar, bioafbreekbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: biodegradebla (eo)
• Finnish: biologisesti hajoava, biohajoava
• French: biodégradable (fr)
• Galician: biodegradable (gl), biodegradábel (gl)
• German: biologisch abbaubar
• Greek: βιοαποικοδομήσιμος (el) (vioapoikodomísimos), βιοδιασπάσιμος (el) (viodiaspásimos)
• Hungarian: biológiailag lebomló
• Italian: biodegradabile (it)
• Latin: biodegradibilis
• Malayalam: ജൈവവിഘടിത (jaivavighaṭita)
• Polish: biodegradowalny (pl)
• Portuguese: biodegradável
• Russian: биоразлага́емый (ru) (biorazlagájemyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: so-chnàmhach
• Spanish: biodegradable
• Swedish: biologiskt nedbrytbar
• Tagalog: nabubulok

Noun

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

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

Catalan

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌbi.u.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌbi.o.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌbi.o.ðe.ɣɾaˈða.ble]

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^[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.

Related terms

• biodegradació

Further reading

• “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

Alternative forms

• biodegradábel

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Adjective

biodegradable m or f (plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

Related terms

• biodegradación

Further reading

• “biodegradable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradable.

Pronunciation

• 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

biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

Related terms

• biodegradación

 

Further reading

• “biodegradable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28