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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplástico de origen vegetal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈplas.ti.ko ðe oˈɾi.xen be.xesˈtal/
"El uso de plástico de origen vegetal ayuda a disminuir la contaminación marina."
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A plastic material made wholly or in part from renewable biomass sources such as corn starch, sugarcane, cellulose, or vegetable oils rather than petroleum.
"The company transitioned all of its beverage bottles to plant-based plastic to reduce its carbon footprint." - 2
Bioplastics synthesized from organic matter designed to exhibit similar mechanical properties to conventional petrochemical plastics.
"Researchers are testing the durability of plant-based plastic in extreme weather conditions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'plant-based', derived from the noun 'plant' (from Latin planta) and past participle of 'base' (from Greek basis), with 'plastic', stemming from the Greek 'plastikos' (capable of being molded) via Latin and French. Emerging in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it reflects growing industrial and environmental focus on renewable biomaterials derived from biological sources rather than fossil fuels.
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plastique d'origine végétale
Transliteration: /plas.tik dɔ.ʁi.ʒɪn ve.ʒa.tal/
"Les nouveaux emballages sont fabriqués en plastique d'origine végétale."
pflanzenbasierter Kunststoff
Transliteration: /ˈpflantsənˌbaːziɐtɐ ˈkʊnstˌstɔf/
"Pflanzenbasierter Kunststoff trägt dazu bei, den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen zu verringern."
plastica vegetale
Transliteration: /ˈplas.ti.ka ve.dʒeˈta.le/
"Molti prodotti ecologici ora utilizzano la plastica vegetale."
plástico de origen vegetal
Transliteration: /ˈplas.ti.ko ðe oˈɾi.xen be.xesˈtal/
"El uso de plástico de origen vegetal ayuda a disminuir la contaminación marina."
plástico de origem vegetal
Transliteration: /ˈplɑʃ.ti.ku dʒi oˈɾi.ʒẽj̃ ve.ʒeˈtɑw/
"A indústria está a adotar o plástico de origem vegetal para ser mais sustentável."
पौधों पर आधारित प्लास्टिक
Transliteration: paudhon par aadharit plastik
"पर्यावरण की रक्षा के लिए पौधों पर आधारित प्लास्टिक का उपयोग बढ़ रहा है।"
植物基塑料
Transliteration: zhíwù jī sùliào
"这家公司正致力于研发可降解的植物基塑料。"
식물성 플라스틱
Transliteration: sikmulseong peuraseutik
"친환경 트렌드에 맞춰 식물성 플라스틱 사용이 늘고 있습니다."
植物由来プラスチック
Transliteration: shokubutsu yurai purasuchikku
"環境負荷を軽減するため、植物由来プラスチックが注目されています。"
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