biodegradative
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bio- + degradative.
Adjective
[edit]biodegradative (comparative more biodegradative, superlative most biodegradative)
- Causing or relating to biodegradation.
- 2015 August 29, “Enrichment and Broad Representation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in the Specialized Hyphal Swellings of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Fungal Symbiont of Leaf-Cutter Ants”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- In addition to its biodegradative role, this fungus also produces the primary sustenance for leaf-cutter ants in the form of nutrient-rich hyphal swellings called gongylidia, thereby converting recalcitrant plant polymers into nutrients readily available to its host ants.