BIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biodegradable pollution mean? 

• BIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION (noun)
  The noun BIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION has 1 sense:

1. pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm

  Familiarity information: BIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("biodegradable pollution" is a kind of...):

pollution (undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities)

Antonym:

nonbiodegradable pollution (pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain)