🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

非生分解性プラスチック

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hi-seibunkasei purasuchikku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-biodegradable plastic/ˌnɒnˌbaɪ.əʊ.dɪˈɡreɪ.bəl ˈplæs.tɪk/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"非生分解性プラスチックの廃棄は深刻な問題である。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Synthetic polymeric material that cannot be broken down by microorganisms into natural elements, persisting in the environment for centuries.

    "The city implemented a ban on single-use non-biodegradable plastics to reduce landfill waste."
  2. 2

    Any manufactured plastic substance resistant to biological decomposition processes.

    "Marine researchers found vast quantities of non-biodegradable plastic accumulating in ocean gyres."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix non- (from Latin non 'not'), bio- (from Ancient Greek bios 'life'), degradable (from Latin degradare 'to reduce'), and plastic (from Greek plastikos 'capable of being molded'). The compound term emerged in the late 20th century alongside heightened environmental awareness regarding synthetic polymers.

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🇫🇷French → English

plastique non biodégradable

Transliteration: plastik non byodeɡʁadabl

"Il faut réduire notre consommation de plastique non biodégradable."

🇩🇪German → English

nicht biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoff

Transliteration: niçt bioˈloːɡɪʃ ˈapbaːbaːʁɐ ˈkʊnststɔf

"Nicht biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoff schädigt die Meeresumwelt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

plastica non biodegradabile

Transliteration: plastika non biodegradaˈbile

"La plastica non biodegradabile inquina gravemente gli oceani."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

plástico no biodegradable

Transliteration: ˈplastiko no βioðeɣɾaˈðable

"El plástico no biodegradable tardacientos de años en descomponerse."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

plástico não biodegradável

Transliteration: ˈplɐstiku nɐ̃w biwdeɡɾaˈdavɛw

"O plástico não biodegradável é um dos maiores problemas ambientais."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अजैविक रूप से नष्ट न होने वाला प्लास्टिक

Transliteration: ajaivik roop se nasht na hone wala plastic

"अजैविक रूप से नष्ट न होने वाला प्लास्टिक पर्यावरण को नुकसान पहुँचाता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

不可生物降解塑料

Transliteration: bù kě shēng wù jiǎng jiě sù liào

"我们应尽量少用不可生物降解塑料袋。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

생분해되지 않는 플라스틱

Transliteration: saengbunhaedoeji anneun peuraseutik

"생분해되지 않는 플라스틱은 환경 오염의 주원인이다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

非生分解性プラスチック

Transliteration: hi-seibunkasei purasuchikku

"非生分解性プラスチックの廃棄は深刻な問題である。"

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