different between disposable vs biodegradable

English

Etymology

dispose +? -able

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s?p??z?bl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?po?z?bl?/
• Hyphenation: dis?pos?a?ble

Noun

disposable (plural disposables)

1. Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.

Translations

Adjective

disposable (comparative more disposable, superlative most disposable)

1. That can be disposed of.
2. That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

   Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.

3. Available to be used.

Synonyms

• (being intended for a single use): single-use, throwaway

Antonyms

• non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposable

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• disposable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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.