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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon biodégradable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔ̃ bjo.de.ɡʁa.dabl
"Les sacs en plastique sont non biodégradables et polluent les océans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Incapable of being broken down by bacteria or other living organisms, thereby persisting in the environment indefinitely.
"Most conventional plastics are non-biodegradable and contribute significantly to global pollution." - 2
Relating to substances that do not naturally decay into harmless natural elements.
"The city implemented stricter regulations on non-biodegradable packaging materials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'non-' (meaning not), combined with 'biodegradable', which merges the Greek prefix 'bios' (life) with 'degradable', originating from Latin 'degradare' (to reduce to a lower step). The term emerged in the mid-20th century alongside the rise of synthetic plastics and environmental science to describe substances that do not naturally decay.
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non biodégradable
Transliteration: nɔ̃ bjo.de.ɡʁa.dabl
"Les sacs en plastique sont non biodégradables et polluent les océans."
nicht biologisch abbaubar
Transliteration: nɪçt biʊˈloːɡɪʃ ˈapbaʊˌbaːɐ̯
"Viele Kunststoffe sind nicht biologisch abbaubar."
non biodegradabile
Transliteration: nɔn bjo.de.ɡraˈda.bi.le
"Questo materiale è altamente non biodegradabile."
no biodegradable
Transliteration: no βjo.de.ɣɾaˈða.βle
"Los residuos no biodegradables tardan cientos de años en descomponerse."
não biodegradável
Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ bi.u.de.ɡɾaˈda.vɛw
"O uso de embalagens não biodegradáveis deve ser evitado."
अजैवनिम्नीकरणीय
Transliteration: ajai-vnimnikarniya
"प्लास्टिक कचरा अजैवनिम्नीकरणीय होता है।"
不可生物降解的
Transliteration: bù kě shēng wù jiǎng jiě de
"这种材料是不可生物降解的。"
생분해되지 않는
Transliteration: saengbunhae-doeeji anneun
"많은 플라스틱 제품은 생분해되지 않습니다."
生分解性のない
Transliteration: seibunkaissei-no-nai
Script: 生分解性のない素材
"生分解性のない素材の使用を減らすことが重要です。"
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