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oxodegradable

oxodegradable adjective: that degrades in the presence of oxygen.

Adjective

oxodegradable (comparative more oxodegradable, superlative most oxodegradable)

  1. That degrades in the presence of oxygen.
    • oxodegradable plastics

Forms of oxodegradable

comparativemore oxodegradable
superlativemost oxodegradable

Origin of oxodegradable

From oxo- + degradable.

Questions about oxodegradable

What does oxodegradable mean?
Oxodegradable means that degrades in the presence of oxygen.
What part of speech is oxodegradable?
Oxodegradable is an adjective.

Words near oxodegradable in the dictionary

  1. oxocomplex
  2. oxocomplexes
  3. oxocrinol
  4. oxocyclohexyl
  5. oxocyclohexyls
  6. oxodegradable
  7. oxoderivative
  8. oxoderivatives
  9. oxodicarboxylate
  10. oxodicarboxylates
  11. oxodicarboxylic

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