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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon biodégradable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɔ̃ bjo.de.ɡʁa.dabl
"Les sacs en plastique sont non biodégradables et polluent les océans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Incapable of being broken down by bacteria or other living organisms, thereby persisting in the environment indefinitely.
"Most conventional plastics are non-biodegradable and contribute significantly to global pollution." - 2
Relating to substances that do not naturally decay into harmless natural elements.
"The city implemented stricter regulations on non-biodegradable packaging materials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning not), combined with 'biodegradable', which was coined in the mid-20th century from 'bio-' (Greek 'bios', life) and 'degradable' (from Latin 'degradare', to reduce in rank). The unified term emerged prominently in the late 20th century alongside heightened environmental awareness regarding synthetic plastics and persistent pollutants.
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non biodégradable
Transliteration: nɔ̃ bjo.de.ɡʁa.dabl
"Les sacs en plastique sont non biodégradables et polluent les océans."
nicht biologisch abbaubar
Transliteration: nɪçt biʊˈloːɡɪʃ ˈapbaʊˌbaːɐ̯
"Viele Kunststoffe sind nicht biologisch abbaubar."
non biodegradabile
Transliteration: nɔn bjo.de.ɡraˈda.bi.le
"Questo materiale è altamente non biodegradabile."
no biodegradable
Transliteration: no βjo.de.ɣɾaˈða.βle
"Los residuos no biodegradables tardan cientos de años en descomponerse."
não biodegradável
Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ bi.u.de.ɡɾaˈda.vɛw
"O uso de embalagens não biodegradáveis deve ser evitado."
अजैवनिम्नीकरणीय
Transliteration: ajai-vnimnikarniya
"प्लास्टिक कचरा अजैवनिम्नीकरणीय होता है।"
不可生物降解的
Transliteration: bù kě shēng wù jiǎng jiě de
"这种材料是不可生物降解的。"
생분해되지 않는
Transliteration: saengbunhae-doeeji anneun
"많은 플라스틱 제품은 생분해되지 않습니다."
生分解性のない
Transliteration: seibunkaissei-no-nai
Script: 生分解性のない素材
"生分解性のない素材の使用を減らすことが重要です。"
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