different between biodegradable vs biodegradation

English

Alternative forms

• bio-degradable

Etymology

bio- +? degradable

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /(?)ba?o?d????e?d?bl?/, /(?)ba??d????e?d?bl?/

Adjective

biodegradable (comparative more biodegradable, superlative most biodegradable)

1. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

Related terms

• biodegradation
• biodegrade

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

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

Catalan

Etymology

bio- +? degradable

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /bi.o.d?.????da.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi.u.d?.????da.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /bi.o.de.??a?da.ble/

Adjective

biodegradable (masculine and feminine plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

Related terms

• biodegradació

Further reading

• “biodegradable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “biodegradable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “biodegradable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Spanish

Etymology

bio- +? degradable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjode??a?dable/, [bjo.ð?e.???a?ð?a.??le]

• IPA^(key): /biode??a?dable/, [bi.o.ð?e.???a?ð?a.??le]

Adjective

biodegradable (plural biodegradables)

1. biodegradable

Related terms

• biodegradación

Further reading

• “biodegradable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

bio- +? degradation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

biodegradation (countable and uncountable, plural biodegradations)

1. The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.

Related terms

• biodegradable
• biodegrade

Translations

See also

• biodegradation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia