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biodegrades

biodegrades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of biodegrade.

Meaning of biodegrade

Verb

biodegrade (third-person singular simple present biodegrades, present participle biodegrading, simple past and past participle biodegraded)

  1. To decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms.
    • PLA decomposes slowly, but plants can help the material biodegrade five to seven times faster in the soil, Kato says.2026 February 17, Simmone Shah, “Biodegradable Beads Are Helping Mardi Gras Go Green”, in TIME, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2026

Questions about biodegrades

What is biodegrades the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Biodegrades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of biodegrade.

Words near biodegrades in the dictionary

  1. biodegradatory
  2. biodegrade
  3. biodegraded
  4. biodegrader
  5. biodegraders
  6. biodegrades
  7. biodegrading
  8. biodeme
  9. biodemes
  10. biodemographer
  11. biodemographers

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