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Definition of biodegrade verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

biodegrade

verb
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪd/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪd/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they biodegrade
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪd/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪd/
he / she / it biodegrades
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdz/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdz/
past simple biodegraded
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
past participle biodegraded
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
-ing form biodegrading
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
 
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
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  1. (of a substance or chemical) to change back, by the action of bacteria, to a natural state that will not harm the environment
See biodegrade in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
indeed
adverb
 
 
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