biodegradable
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"So there was hundreds of trials. We had many, many failures," said Juliana Cumming, a PhD student at the university and co-creator of the "Bioloon", a 100-percent biodegradable balloon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
That could change as demand rises for biodegradable, bio-based materials and global production capacity for bioplastics is expected to grow substantially in the coming years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Even balloons that are labelled as 100% biodegradable often never fully break down, unlike Bioloon, Melia claimed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Blueprint's artificial structures, which can be created in many different shapes, are built on a 3D-printed scaffold of a biodegradable polyester called polycaprolactone, which supports a collagen structure.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
I even imagine that this tree was once a person, some Decker who was cremated and had asked to have their ashes packed into a biodegradable urn with a tree seed to give it life.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing biodegradable
Words to Live By: Bio
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Power Suffix: -able
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