biodegradability

English

Etymology

biodegradable +‎ -ity

Noun

biodegradability (countable and uncountable, plural biodegradabilities)

1. The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.

Derived terms

• nonbiodegradability

 

Related terms

• biodegradable
• biodegradation

Translations

capacity of a material to decompose over time

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生物降解能力 (shēngwù jiàngjiě nénglì), 生物降解性 (shēngwù jiàngjiěxìng)

• Finnish: biohajoavuus
• Italian: biodegradabilità (it) f
• Polish: biodegradowalność f
• Portuguese: biodegradabilidade f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: biodegradabilidad f