biodegradable

• bio-degradable

From bio- + degradable.

• (US) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/, /(ˌ)baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/

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biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)

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

     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.

• biodegradation
• biodegrade

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

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

From bio- +‎ degradable.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌbi.u.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌbi.o.ðə.ɣɾəˈðab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌbi.o.ðe.ɣɾaˈða.ble]

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biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable
   • 2019 August 22, Gemma Garrido Granger, “L'aigua que bevem conté microplàstics però no suposen un risc per a la salut”, in Ara‎^[1]:

     La majoria són politereftalats d'etilè, un material reciclable però no biodegradable que serveix per envasar líquids com l'aigua i la cervesa, i polipropilens, un material versàtil i molt habitual en els embalatges alimentaris, però també en les canonades o les joguines.

     Most are polyethylene terephthalates, a recyclable but not biodegradable material that is used to bottle liquids such as water and beer, and polypropylenes, a versatile material very common in food packaging, but also in pipes or toys.

• biodegradació

• “biodegradable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “biodegradable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “biodegradable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

• biodegradábel

From bio- +‎ degradable.

biodegradable m or f (plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

• biodegradación

• “biodegradable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

From bio- +‎ degradable.

• IPA^(key): /bjodeɡɾaˈdable/ [bjo.ð̞e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: bio‧de‧gra‧da‧ble
• IPA^(key): /biodeɡɾaˈdable/ [bi.o.ð̞e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: bi‧o‧de‧gra‧da‧ble

biodegradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

• “biodegradable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025