biodegradation

See also: biodégradation

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ degradation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

biodegradation (countable and uncountable, plural biodegradations)

1. The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.

Related terms

• biodegradable
• biodegrade

Translations

decomposition of any material by microorganisms

Catalan: biodegradació (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 生物降解 (zh) (shēngwù jiàngjiě) Czech: biologický rozklad m, biodegradace f Finnish: biohajoaminen French: biodégradation (fr) f Georgian: ბიოდეგრადაცია (biodegradacia) Irish: bithmhilleadh m Italian: biodegradazione (it) f Polish: biodegradacja (pl) f Russian: биодеграда́ция (ru) f (biodegradácija), биоразложе́ние (ru) n (biorazložénije) Spanish: biodegradación (es) f Ukrainian: біодеградація f (biodehradacija)

See also

• biodegradation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia