define biodegrable and non biodegrable?

Answer 1

Biodegradable material are those that can be digested and recycled by the microorganisms that live in the soil, for example an orange peel is biodegrable because it will be absorbed if you bury it in your yard.
non-biodegrables are those that either cannot be digested or take a lot of time to recycle through the natural cycles of the nature. A good example is plastics which take at least 150 years to degrade.

Answer 2

Biodegradable means that the things that are converted into simpler substances by natural means (bacteria,fungi,etc)and vice versa for non biodegradable.

Answer 3

I believe that biodegradable means something that nature will reclaim on its own. A steel can buried in the soil will naturally rust away returning its minerals to the soil. An aluminum can will not and neither will a plastic bottle.

Answer 4

biodegradable |ˌbīōdiˈgrādəbəl| adjective (of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.


of course, non bio... is not a word. but if it were, you know it woud just be the opposite of degradable.

Answer 5

biodegradable means that a substance will dissovle over time on it's own or by ordinary means. Non-biodegradable means that a substance will not dissolve by ordinary means.

Answer 6

biogdegradable= everything that can rot or capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; e.g.dead bodies of plants and animals

and non-biodegradable that will not be decomposed (breaking into simpler substances) e.g. plastic

Answer 7

biodegradable - capable of decaying through the action of living organisms

non-biodegradable - not capable of decaying through the action of living organisms

Answer 8

biodegradabil : care poate fi degradat/deteriorat/stricat de factori biologici

Answer 9

substances which are degraded in nature are degradable and others r non