"biodegradability" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biodegradabilities [plural]
Etymology: biodegradable + -ity Etymology templates: {{af|en|biodegradable|-ity}} biodegradable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biodegradability (countable and uncountable, plural biodegradabilities)
  1. The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: non-biodegradability Related terms: biodegradable, biodegradation Translations (capacity of a material to decompose over time): 生物降解能力 (shēngwù jiàngjiě nénglì) (Chinese Mandarin), 生物降解性 (shēngwù jiàngjiěxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), biohajoavuus (Finnish), biodegradabilità [feminine] (Italian), biodegradowalność [feminine] (Polish), biodegradabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), biodegradabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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