degradable

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(dē grād′ə bəl, di-)

adjective

capable of being degraded or degrading; esp., capable of being readily decomposed by chemical action, as some plastics

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adjective
That can be chemically degraded: degradable plastic wastes.

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  • de·gradˌa·bilˈi·ty noun

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