Main Entry: bio·de·grad·able

Pronunciation: \-di-ˈgrād-ə-bəl\

Function: adjective

: capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms)

—bio·de·grad·abil·i·ty \-ˌgrād-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural bio·de·grad·abil·i·ties

—bio·deg·ra·da·tion \-ˌdeg-rə-ˈdā-shən\ noun

—bio·de·grade \-di-ˈgrād\ verb, bio·de·grad·ed; bio·de·grad·ing