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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù kě shēng wù jiǎng jiě cái liào
"塑料是一种不可生物降解材料。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that cannot be broken down by bacteria, fungi, or other natural biological organisms into simpler natural substances.
"Plastic is a common non-biodegradable material that persists in landfills for centuries." - 2
Manufactured matter that does not decay or decompose through ecological processes, often contributing to long-term environmental pollution.
"Municipal waste management programs struggle to process increasing amounts of non-biodegradable material."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound phrase formed from the English prefix 'non-' (derived from Latin non), the modern scientific combining form 'bio-' (from Greek bios meaning life), 'degradable' (from Latin degradare, meaning to reduce or step down), and 'material' (from Latin materialis, pertaining to matter). It emerged in the mid-to-late 20th century alongside the rise of synthetic plastics and environmental science awareness to categorize substances resistant to natural decomposition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-biodegradable material" is said worldwide
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matériau non biodégradable
Transliteration: mat-e-ryo non byo-de-gra-dabl
"Le plastique est un matériau non biodégradable qui pollue les océans."
nicht biologisch abbaubares Material
Transliteration: nisht bi-o-lo-gish ap-baU-ba-res ma-te-ri-al
"Plastik ist ein nicht biologisch abbaubares Material."
materiale non biodegradabile
Transliteration: ma-te-rya-le non byo-de-gra-da-bi-le
"La plastica è un materiale non biodegradabile."
material no biodegradable
Transliteration: ma-te-ryal no byo-de-gra-da-ble
"El plástico es un material no biodegradable."
material não biodegradável
Transliteration: ma-te-ryaw nãw byo-de-gra-da-vew
"O plástico é um material não biodegradável."
अजैवक नीकरणीय सामग्री
Transliteration: ajāvak nīkaraṇīya sāmagrī
"प्लास्टिक एक अजैवक नीकरणीय सामग्री है।"
不可生物降解材料
Transliteration: bù kě shēng wù jiǎng jiě cái liào
"塑料是一种不可生物降解材料。"
생분해되지 않는 물질
Transliteration: saeng-bun-hae-doe-ji anh-neun mul질
"플라스틱은 생분해되지 않는 물질입니다."
生分解性のない素材
Transliteration: seibunkaissei no nai sozai
"プラスチックは生分解性のない素材です。"
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