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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBioplastic
/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌplæs.tɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A type of plastic derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, or food waste, rather than fossil-fuel petroleum.
"Many modern food containers are now manufactured using durable bioplastics to reduce landfill waste."
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Relating to or made from plastics derived from biological substances.
"The company announced a complete transition to bioplastic packaging by next year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern portmanteau combining the Greek prefix 'bio-' meaning life or living organism, derived from 'bios', and 'plastic', derived from the Greek 'plastikos' meaning able to be molded. Coined in the late 20th century with the rise of sustainable materials science, it refers to synthetic or semi-synthetic polymers derived from renewable biomass sources.
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bioplastique
Transliteration: byo-plas-tik
"Les sacs de caisse sont désormais souvent fabriqués en bioplastique."
Biokunststoff
Transliteration: bee-oh-koonst-shtof
"Biokunststoff bietet eine umweltfreundliche Alternative zu herkömmlichem Plastik."
bioplastica
Transliteration: byo-plas-ti-ka
"L'uso della bioplastica contribuisce a ridurre l'inquinamento marino."
bioplástico
Transliteration: byo-plas-tee-ko
"El bioplástico se descompone mucho más rápido que el plástico convencional."
bioplástico
Transliteration: byo-plas-tee-ko
"A indústria de embalagens está investindo fortemente em bioplástico."
जैवप्लास्टिक
Transliteration: jaiv-plastic
"पर्यावरण को बचाने के लिए जैवप्लास्टिक का उपयोग बढ़ रहा है।"
生物塑料
Transliteration: shēng wù sù liào
"这家公司正致力于研发可降解的生物塑料。"
바이오플라스틱
Transliteration: ba-io-peu-las-ti-g
"친환경 포장재를 위해 바이오플라스틱 사용이 늘고 있습니다."
バイオプラスチック
Transliteration: baiopurasuchikku
"バイオプラスチックは地球温暖化対策の一つとして注目されています。"
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