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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
bi·o·de·grad·a·ble      [bahy-oh-di-grey-duh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
[Origin: 1960–65; bio- + degrade + -able]

—Related forms
bi·o·de·grad·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
bi·o·de·grad·a·ble       (bī'ō-dĭ-grā'də-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Capable of being decomposed by biological agents, especially bacteria: a biodegradable detergent.

bi'o·de·grad'a·bil'i·ty n., bi'o·deg'ra·da'tion (-děg'rə-dā'shən) n., bi'o·de·grade' v.
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WordNet - Cite This Source
biodegradable

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

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source
biodegradable [baiədiˈgreidəbl] adjective
able to be separated into individual parts by bacteria
Example: All vegetable matter is biodegradable.
Arabic: قابِلٌ لِلْفَصْلِ إلى أجْزاء مُنْفَرِدَه بِواسِطَة ال
Chinese (Simplified): 可生物降解的
Chinese (Traditional): 可生物降解的
Czech: biologicky rozložitelný
Danish: biologisk nedbrydelig
Dutch: biologisch afbreekbaar
Estonian: biolagunev
Finnish: biologisesti hajoava
French: biodégradable
German: biologisch abbanbar
Greek: βιοδιασπώμενος, βιοαποδομήσιμος
Hungarian: biológiailag lebontható
Icelandic: niðurbrjótanlegur; uppleysanlegur
Indonesian: bisa hancur oleh bakteri
Italian: biodegradabile
Japanese: 生物分解性の
Korean: 미생물로 분해할 수 있는
Latvian: bioloģiski sadalāms
Lithuanian: biologiškai skaidomas
Norwegian: biologisk nedbrytbar
Polish: ulegający biodegradacji
Portuguese (Brazil): biodegradável
Portuguese (Portugal): biodegradável
Romanian: biodegradabil
Russian: подверженный биологическому разложению
Slovak: biologicky rozložiteľný
Slovenian: biološko razgradljiv
Spanish: biodegradable
Swedish: biologiskt nedbrytbar
Turkish: biyolojik olarak parçalanabilir, doğaya karışan
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source
biodegradable       (bī'ō-dĭ-grā'də-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Capable of being decomposed by the action of biological agents, especially bacteria.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source
biodegradable [(beye-oh-di-gray-duh-buhl)]

Material that, left to itself, will be decomposed by natural processes.

Note: The use of biodegradable packaging is supposed to reduce the volume of waste in landfills.

[Chapter:] Life Sciences


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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

bi·o·de·grad·a·ble (b-d-grd-bl)
adj.

Capable of being decomposed by biological agents, especially bacteria.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

Main Entry: bio·de·grad·able
Pronunciation: -di-'grAd-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms) —bio·de·grad·abil·i·ty /-"grAd-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—bio·deg·ra·da·tion /-"deg-r&-'dA-sh&n/ noun —bio·de·grade /-di-'grAd/ verb -grad·ed;-grad·ing

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