Medical Dictionary
biodegradable
adj bio·de·grad·able \-di-ˈgrād-ə-bəl\
Medical Definition of BIODEGRADABLE
: capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms)
—bio·de·grad·abil·i·ty \-ˌgrād-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural bio·de·grad·abil·i·ties
—bio·deg·ra·da·tion \-ˌdeg-rə-ˈdā-shən\ noun
—bio·de·grade \-di-ˈgrād\ verb, bio·de·grad·ed bio·de·grad·ing
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