biodegradable

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• US: /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/
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• US: /(ˌ)baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English degrade Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English degradable English biodegradable From bio- + degradable.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: biodegradable — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Chinese Mandarin: 可生物降解的 (kě shēngwù jiàngjiě de) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Cornish: bewbodradow — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Dutch: biologisch afbreekbaar — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Dutch: bioafbreekbaar — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Esperanto: biodegradebla — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Finnish: biologisesti hajoava — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Finnish: biohajoava — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• French: biodégradable — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Galician: biodegradable — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Galician: biodegradábel — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Georgian: ბიოხრწნადი (bioxrc̣nadi) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• German: biologisch abbaubar — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Greek: βιοαποικοδομήσιμος (vioapoikodomísimos) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Greek: βιοδιασπάσιμος (viodiaspásimos) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Hungarian: biológiailag lebomló — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Italian: biodegradabile — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Latin: biodegradibilis — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Malayalam: ജൈവവിഘടിത (jaivavighaṭita) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Polish: biodegradowalny — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Portuguese: biodegradável — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Russian: биоразлага́емый (biorazlagájemyj) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Scottish Gaelic: so-chnàmhach — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Spanish: biodegradable — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Swedish: biologiskt nedbrytbar — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Tagalog: nabubulok — capable of being decomposed by biological activity
• Tamil: மக்கும் (makkum) — capable of being decomposed by biological activity