different between synthetic vs bioplastic

English

Etymology

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?nth?t'?k, IPA^(key): /s?n???t?k/

Adjective

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

1. Of, or relating to synthesis.
2. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
3. Artificial, not genuine.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
5. (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

synthetic (plural synthetics)

1. A synthetic compound.

English

Etymology

bio- +? plastic

Noun

bioplastic (plural bioplastics)

1. Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.

   Synonym: biobased polymer

   Coordinate term: biopolymer

   • 2012, Alfred Rudin, Phillip Choi, The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Academic Press (?ISBN), page 521:

     A bioplastic can be defined as a polymer that is manufactured into a commercial product from a natural source or renewable resource. A bioplastic can be biodegradable, but a biodegradable plastic does not mean the material was derived fully or in part from a biological source.

Usage notes

The organization IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) discourages the use of bioplastic and recommends that the term biobased polymer be used instead.

Translations

See also

• biofabric

Further reading

• bioplastic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References