NONBIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonbiodegradable pollution mean? 

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

1. pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONBIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Antonym:

biodegradable pollution (pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm)