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bioplastics

bioplastics is the plural of bioplastic.

Meaning of bioplastic

Noun

bioplastic (plural bioplastics)

  1. Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
    • A bioplastic can be defined as a polymer that is manufactured into a commercial product from a natural source or renewable resource. A bioplastic can be biodegradable, but a biodegradable plastic does not mean the material was derived fully or in part from a biological source.2012, Alfred Rudin, Phillip Choi, The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 521
    Synonyms:
    biobased polymer

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Questions about bioplastics

What is bioplastics the plural of?
Bioplastics is the plural of bioplastic.

Words near bioplastics in the dictionary

  1. bioplasmic
  2. bioplasms
  3. bioplasson
  4. bioplast
  5. bioplastic
  6. bioplastics
  7. bioplasts
  8. bioplay
  9. bioplays
  10. bioplot
  11. bioplots

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