Meanings
adjectivephotodegradable (comparative more photodegradable, superlative most photodegradable)
comparative more photodegradable · superlative most photodegradable
- Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishdegradable
- Englishphotodegradable
From photo- + degradable.
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photodegradable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegradable
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“photodegradable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegradable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodegradable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegradable.
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