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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
biodegradable
adjective
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▪ AirX is non-toxic and completely biodegradable and contains no harmful ingredients.
▪ Ash and biodegradable waste must be added regularly to achieve the right carbon nitrogen ratio.
▪ Even biodegradable soap is not allowed in the water.
▪ However, there are some potential disadvantages in using bioremediation: it only applies to biodegradable contaminants.
▪ Organically grown, packed in an ozone-friendly biodegradable carton and marketed at a price to please both shopkeeper and purchaser alike.
▪ Reply yes, though retain private doubts as to whether Mrs T is fully biodegradable.
▪ Seek ways to make nappies more biodegradable. 2.
▪ Then we had thrown overboard everything that was biodegradable and kept the rest in a special rubbish barrel.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
biodegradable

also bio-degradable, 1960, from bio- + degrade + -able.

Wiktionary
biodegradable

a. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms. n. Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity.

WordNet
biodegradable

adj. capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"

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Usage examples of "biodegradable".

Cecil dropped his cigarette butt and crushed the biodegradable filter and detoxifier with his shoe.

As for overpopulation, biodegradable condom companies need tax incentives to increase production.

She broke the seals and hauled out yards and yards of gray biodegradable packing plastic.

As he carefully peeled back the biodegradable sealer, steam rose from the food beneath.

Even your commie biodegradables are better than -- " "What are you getting at?

It is the old Shakespearean law of biodegradables the 'thief that feeds and breeds by a composure stolen from the general excrement.

Mist the seeds with a spray bottle of water, apply a piece of facial tissue to the dampened crevice to act as biodegradable mulch, and mist regularly while the seeds germinate and become established.

The particles were then embedded in tiny granular spheres composed of a biodegradable organic compound, increasing their stability and ensuring a controlled and uniform rate of release.

Only by developing new forms of life, creating microbes that can eat up our pollutants and convert them into harmless biodegradable waste matter, can we hope to cleanse the Earth quickly enough to avert our own destruction.