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antibiodegradable en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + biodegradable.

Meanings

  1. Resistant to biochemical degradation.
    • Many of them are chemically stable, toxic, and antibiodegradable and may be resistant to the direct decomposition mediated by sunlight. 2013, G Xu, N Liu, M Wu, T Bu, M Zheng, “The photodegradation of clopyralid in aqueous solutions: effects of light sources and water constituents”, in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS Publications:
    • In the ordinary wet dyeing process, a large amount of water and antibiodegradable additives such as surfactants and dispersion agents in addition to dyestuffs have been discharged […] 2004, K Tamura, T Shinoda, “Binary and ternary solubilities of disperse dyes and their blend in supercritical carbon dioxide”, in Fluid Phase Equilibria, volume 219, number 1, Elsevier:
    • MB is a widely used dye in dying cotton, wool, acrylic and silk. It is highly stable and antibiodegradable. 2014, ANS Rao, VT Venkatarangaiah, “The effect of cathode materials on indirect electrochemical oxidation of methyl orange, malachite green and methylene blue”, in Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta, peacta.org:

Forms

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most antibiodegradable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more antibiodegradable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

antibiodegradability