to biodegrade

Examples

• All

• Lesser thoughts involved his current project, an attempt to biodegrade plastic scrap.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The product must be able to sit in inventory until purchased, or sit on a shelf until used, and then it must biodegrade quickly.

  Academic text (1995)

• Am I designing a product that will biodegrade in the environment after its useful life? 11.

  Academic text (2010)

• It's generally not a big issue, as most ingredients are made from sources that biodegrade, but that appears to be changing.

  Blog text (2)

• The filter is biodegradable, and the grounds, as others have said, are great in the garden and also biodegrade.

  Blog text (10)

• Unlike many discarded materials, most plastics in common use do not biodegrade.

  Academic text (2003)

• A cool feature of the Waterfall is that the body is non-toxic and will biodegrade in a landfill.

  Blog text (10)

• To meet the claim of compostability, however, all of the blend components have to fully biodegrade under composting conditions and within the time frame of the composting process.

  Academic text (1995)

• These compostable bags will biodegrade in less than six months when placed in a composting environment.

• The old food in the landfill will take years to biodegrade, harming the environment.

Synonyms

R

to rot

vsto biodegrade

156 1.4

To decay and break down because of bacteria or mold

applies to any substance becoming harmless compounds rather than only spoilage

D

to decompose

vsto biodegrade

• Specialized

37 4.4

To change dead plants and animals into simpler parts with help from bacteria or fungi

results in harmless compounds rather than only simpler substances

D

to decay

vsto biodegrade

22 3.4

To rot and break down because of bacteria and fungi

produces harmless compounds rather than just general spoilage

Antonyms

P

to persist

61 3.5

To keep existing for a long time, often longer than expected

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology