Meanings
nounbiodegradability (countable and uncountable, plural biodegradabilities)
plural biodegradabilities
- countableuncountableThe capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishdegrade
- Englishdegradable
- Englishbiodegradable
- Englishbiodegradability
From biodegradable + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 生物降解能力, 生物降解性
- 生物降解能力 (shēngwù jiàngjiě nénglì)capacity of a material to decompose over time
- 生物降解性 (shēngwù jiàngjiěxìng)capacity of a material to decompose over time
Finnish biohajoavuus
- biohajoavuuscapacity of a material to decompose over time
Italian biodegradabilità
- biodegradabilitàcapacity of a material to decompose over time
Polish biodegradowalność
- biodegradowalnośćcapacity of a material to decompose over time
Portuguese biodegradabilidade
- biodegradabilidadecapacity of a material to decompose over time
Russian биоразлага́емость
- биоразлага́емость (biorazlagájemostʹ)capacity of a material to decompose over time
Spanish biodegradabilidad
- biodegradabilidadcapacity of a material to decompose over time
Cite this entry
APA
biodegradability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodegradability
MLA
“biodegradability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodegradability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biodegradability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biodegradability.
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