adj :  capable of being broken down esp. into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms) bio*de*grad*abil*i*ty n pl  -ties  bio*deg*ra*da*tion n bio*de*grade vb -grad*ed  -grad*ing  
 
 
 
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