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Biodegradable plastics

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003159

Organic polymeric materials which can be broken down by naturally occurring processes. This includes plastics created from bio-based or petrochemical-based materials.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003159
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003159",
  "term": "Biodegradable plastics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Biodegradable Plastics",
  "definition": "Organic polymeric materials which can be broken down by naturally occurring processes. This includes plastics created from bio-based or petrochemical-based materials.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biodegradable-plastics/"
}

Record 3,099 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.