biodegrade

biodegrade
biodegradation /buy'oh deg'reuh day"sheuhn/, n.
/buy'oh di grayd"/, v.i., biodegraded, biodegrading.
to decay and become absorbed by the environment: toys that will biodegrade when they're discarded.
[1970-75; back formation from BIODEGRADABLE]

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