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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbiologisch abbaubar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bee-o-loh-gish ahp-bah-ow-bar
"Diese Tüten sind biologisch abbaubar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms, thereby avoiding pollution.
"The company switched to biodegradable packaging to reduce its environmental impact." - 2
Able to be broken down into natural elements by the action of biological processes.
"These plastic bags are fully biodegradable within six months in a composting environment."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'bio-' meaning life, combined with 'degrade', originating from the Latin 'degradare' (to reduce to a lower grade), with the suffix '-able' added in the late 20th century amid rising environmental awareness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biodegradable" is said worldwide
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biodégradable
Transliteration: byo-day-grah-dahl
"Il est préférable d'utiliser des emballages biodégradables."
biologisch abbaubar
Transliteration: bee-o-loh-gish ahp-bah-ow-bar
"Diese Tüten sind biologisch abbaubar."
biodegradabile
Transliteration: bee-o-day-grah-dah-bee-leh
"Usiamo solo sacchetti biodegradabili."
biodegradable
Transliteration: byo-deh-grah-dah-bleh
"El plástico biodegradable ayuda a proteger el medio ambiente."
biodegradável
Transliteration: bee-o-deh-grah-dah-vehw
"O material é totalmente biodegradável."
जैविक रूप से नष्ट होने वाला
Transliteration: jaivik roop se nasht hone wala
"हमें जैविक रूप से नष्ट होने वाली सामग्री का उपयोग करना चाहिए।"
可生物降解的
Transliteration: kě shēng wù jiàng jiě de
"这家公司只使用可生物降解的包装。"
생분해성
Transliteration: saeng-bun-hae-seong
"이 용기는 생분해성 소재로 만들어졌습니다."
生分解性
Transliteration: seibunkaissei
"生分解性のプラスチックが環境を守ります。"
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