biodegradative
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Causing or relating to biodegradation.
Example Sentences
- "In addition to its biodegradative role, this fungus also produces the primary sustenance for leaf-cutter ants in the form of nutrient-rich hyphal swellings called gongylidia, thereby converting recalcitrant plant polymers into nutrients readily available to its host ants."
Etymology
From bio- + degradative.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more biodegradative (comparative)
most biodegradative (superlative)