biodegradative

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ degradative

Adjective

biodegradative (comparative more biodegradative, superlative most biodegradative)

  1. Causing or relating to biodegradation.
    • 2015 August 29, “Enrichment and Broad Representation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in the Specialized Hyphal Swellings of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Fungal Symbiont of Leaf-Cutter Ants”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      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.
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