biodegradable

adj
/(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/US

Etymology

From bio- + degradable.

Definitions

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

    • 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.
  2. Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biodegradable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA