Usually means: Break down naturally by organisms.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word biodegrade:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. biodegrade: Merriam-Webster
  2. biodegrade: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. biodegrade: Collins English Dictionary
  4. biodegrade: Vocabulary.com
  5. biodegrade: Wordnik
  6. biodegrade: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. biodegrade: Wiktionary
  8. biodegrade: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. biodegrade: Dictionary.com
  10. Biodegrade: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. biodegrade: FreeDictionary.org
  12. biodegrade: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. biodegrade: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. biodegrade: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. biodegrade: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. biodegrade: Medical dictionary

(Note: See biodegradable as well.)

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▸ verb:  to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms

Similar:
biodecay, biodeposit, bioremediate, bioerode, biofoul, biocontaminate, bioturbate, biologize, biofertilize, BioCode, more...

Opposite:
non-biodegradable, persistent, indestructible, synthetic, durable

Types:
paper, food, wood, leaves, compost, more...

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Similar:
biodecay, biodeposit, bioremediate, bioerode, biofoul, biocontaminate, bioturbate, biologize, biofertilize, BioCode, more...

Opposite:
non-biodegradable, persistent, indestructible, synthetic, durable

Types:
paper, food, wood, leaves, compost, more...



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