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biodegradable

[bahy-oh-di-grey-duh-buhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊ dɪˈgreɪ də bəl /


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Bodies are wrapped in a shroud of biodegradable material such as silk or wool before being placed in a pressurised chamber with hot water and chemicals, speeding up decomposition.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The system can be built directly into existing pill capsules and uses a biodegradable radio frequency antenna to send a signal shortly after ingestion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Petrobras assured that the leaked fluid met "permitted toxicity limits," was biodegradable and posed no danger to the environment or public health.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Those packages, which aren’t biodegradable, also add to the plastic in our waste streams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

“No. We only sell mesh strainers and biodegradable sachets.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram