NONBIODEGRADABLE POLLUTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (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)

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