biodegradabile
The Italian word for biodegradable is biodegradabile.
biodegradabile is an adjective used to describe something that is capable of being decomposed by biological activity.
Meaning: capable of being decomposed by biological activity (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of biodegradabile is biodegradabili.
Did you know?
- Because biodegradabile is a long word, Italians often use the shorter bio as a general prefix for anything ecological, from food to cleaning products.
- In Italy, the term biodegradabile is frequently seen on packaging, but consumers must distinguish it from compostabile, which implies the material can specifically become fertilizer.
- The root degradabile shares a linguistic ancestor with the English word 'grade', referring to the process of stepping down or lowering in quality.
Examples in context
- Questo è biodegradabile?Is this biodegradable?This sentence is useful for asking if an object is biodegradabile.Tatoeba #5936223 by Guybrush88, translation #5927332 by mailohilohi
- Durante l'incontro, abbiamo discusso dei vantaggi dei materiali biodegradabili per ridurre l'impatto ambientale.During the meeting, we discussed the benefits of biodegradable materials to reduce environmental impact.
- Il sacchetto è biodegradabile.The bag is biodegradable.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “biodegradable” translations and entries biodegradabile, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
