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biodegradable

US/(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/

biodegradable adjective: capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

Adjective

biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)

  1. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
    • 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.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200

Noun

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

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

biodegradable meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog

biodegradable in Tamil

capable of being decomposed by biological activity
மக்கும் makkum

biodegradable in Malayalam

capable of being decomposed by biological activity
ജൈവവിഘടിത jaivavighaṭita

biodegradable in Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯಬಲ್ಲ, ಮಣ್ಣಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಲೀನವಾಗುವ ಜೈವಿಕ ವಿಘಟನೀಯ

biodegradable in Tagalog

capable of being decomposed by biological activity
nabubulok

Forms of biodegradable

Adjective
comparativemore biodegradable
superlativemost biodegradable
alternative formbio-degradable
Noun
pluralbiodegradables

Origin of biodegradable

From bio- + degradable.

Words formed from biodegradable

Questions about biodegradable

What does biodegradable mean?
Biodegradable means capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
What is biodegradable in Tamil?
Biodegradable in Tamil is மக்கும் (makkum). See Biodegradable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is biodegradable?
Biodegradable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce biodegradable?
Biodegradable is pronounced /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ (US).

Words near biodegradable in the dictionary

  1. biodefenses
  2. biodeficient
  3. biodegeneration
  4. biodegradabilities
  5. biodegradability
  6. biodegradable
  7. biodegradables
  8. biodegradably
  9. biodegradation
  10. biodegradations
  11. biodegradative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: biodegradable (page history and authors); biodegradable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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