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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon recyclable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔ̃ ʁə.si.klabl
"Ce type de plastique est complètement non recyclable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not capable of being recycled or processed into new reusable material.
"Many modern food wrappers are made of composite materials that are completely unrecyclable." - 2
Unsuitable for being treated or processed to recover useful substances.
"Hazardous chemicals often render certain types of plastic waste unrecyclable."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'un-') with the adjective 'recyclable', which derives from the verb 'recycle' (composed of the Latin prefix 're-' and Greek 'kyklos', meaning circle). The term emerged in the late 20th century alongside modern environmentalism and waste management industries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unrecyclable" is said worldwide
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non recyclable
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ʁə.si.klabl
"Ce type de plastique est complètement non recyclable."
nicht recycelbar
Transliteration: nɪçt ʁeˈt͡syːklbaːɐ̯
"Viele Verpackungen sind leider nicht recycelbar."
non riciclabile
Transliteration: non ri.tʃiˈkla.bi.le
"Questo materiale è purtroppo non riciclabile."
no reciclable
Transliteration: no re.sikˈla.βle
"Muchos envases de un solo uso son no reciclables."
não reciclável
Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ ʁe.siˈklɐ.vew
"O lixo misto costuma ser não reciclável."
अपुनर्चक्रणीय
Transliteration: apunarchakraneeya
"कई प्लास्टिक उत्पाद अपुनर्चक्रणीय होते हैं।"
不可回收的
Transliteration: bù kě huí shōu de
"这种塑料包装是不可回收的。"
재활용 불가능한
Transliteration: jaehwaryong bulganeunghan
"이 쓰레기는 재활용 불가능한 재질로 만들어졌습니다."
リサイクル不可能な
Transliteration: risaikuru fukanō na
"その素材はリサイクル不可能です。"
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