🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

non riciclabile

Pronunciation / Transliteration: non ri.tʃiˈkla.bi.le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unrecyclable/ˌʌn.riˈsaɪ.klə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questo materiale è purtroppo non riciclabile."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not capable of being recycled or processed into new reusable material.

    "Many modern food wrappers are made of composite materials that are completely unrecyclable."
  2. 2

    Unsuitable for being treated or processed to recover useful substances.

    "Hazardous chemicals often render certain types of plastic waste unrecyclable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'un-') with the adjective 'recyclable', which derives from the verb 'recycle' (composed of the Latin prefix 're-' and Greek 'kyklos', meaning circle). The term emerged in the late 20th century alongside modern environmentalism and waste management industries.

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