Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Capable of being decomposed by biological agents, especially bacteria: a biodegradable detergent.
Wiktionary
- adj. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
- n. Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria
Etymologies
- bio- + degradable (Wiktionary)
Examples
“There are many claiming that biodegradable is the only way to go. .but they still take years to break down.”
“Plus the bar, which features drinks from Krome Vodka and local brewery Hollywood Blonde served in biodegradable cups -- oh that all galleries were so aware!”
“Posted at 06: 40 AM in biodegradable, packaging | Permalink”
“Posted at 06: 10 AM in biodegradable, packaging | Permalink”
“Posted at 06: 45 AM in biodegradable, packaging | Permalink”
“Everything sold in biodegradable containers to end the plastic trashing.”
“Posted at 05: 55 AM in biodegradable, packaging | Permalink”
“Posted at 05: 00 AM in biodegradable, Graphic Design, packaging | Permalink”
“Posted at 05: 45 AM in biodegradable, Graphic Design, packaging | Permalink”
“Also in being biodegradable, is it therefore certified for composting (and in a home composting environment) and to a specific standard?”
Nextgen Vending to Distribute Earthpure Organics PLA Eco-Water Bottles
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘biodegradable’.
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AGRI - sustainable agriculture
abiota, aborigines, absorptive capacity, acceptable daily ..., acclimation, acid precipitation, acquired by weeds..., active solar heating, acute, adaptation, additives, aerosol and 447 more...
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green
gaia, sustainability, eco-friendly, green, blue, carbon neutral, eustasy, free range, lime, grass, fresh, seasick and 6 more...
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Earth-Friendly Organic Produce
An Ecosystem of earth/life-related words.
blueskycloudform, sojourn, reuse, reduce, compostable, habitat, ecology, bionomics, Eco-Art, sustainability, forest garden, biosystems and 47 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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this modern world
Markers of the zeitgeist, don't expect all of these to go the distance. The great majority are taken from Paul McFedries's excellent book "Wordspy"
retail therapy, compulsive shoppi..., clicks-and-mortar, dot.commer, middlescence, boomeritis, dorian graying, sandwich generation, boomeranger, full-nest syndrome, wellderly, brand equity and 226 more...
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Papageno's Words, Pt. I
hobbledehoy, absquatulate, chthonic, prolix, ululate, internecine, verisimilitude, animadversion, concupiscence, vertiginous, cucullate, lucubrate and 1554 more...
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Amusing words
interesting words
bonce, furcate, tapioca, tillage, desalinate, garish, litmus, roadhog, azoic, haberdasher, imbroglio, polliwog and 802 more...
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2008 Wordlist
Hopefully, I'll be using this site for more than one year. It will be fun then to look back and see what new words I found worthy of notice in any given year.
All words spotted in 2008...longanimity, permalancer, breeder, biodegradable, handicapable, gender-neutral, translator, interpreter, translation, interpreting, kleptocracy, fanfiction and 1598 more...
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12th Grade Unit 3
monochromatic, monochromatic pol..., polychromatic, monogamy, polygamy, monotheism, polytheism, polyglot, anthropology, cardiology, dermatology, ethnology and 7 more...
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12th Grade Unit 3
biometry/biometrics, symbiosis, biodegradable, theology, necrology, morphology, genealogy, ethnology, dermatology, cardiology, anthropology, polyglot and 5 more...
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The O.U.P. Junior Dictionary Neophytes
Counterpart to the Death Row list.
blog, broadband, mp3 player, voicemail, attachment, database, export, chatroom, bullet point, cut and paste, analogue, celebrity and 40 more...
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