bioplastic
[ bahy-oh-plas-tik ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈplæs tɪk /
noun
plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
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biophilia, biophysics, biopic, biopiracy, bioplasm, bioplastic, biopoiesis, biopolymer, bioprocess, bioprospecting, biopsy
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Example sentences from the Web for bioplastic
He recently received federal funding to research PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a bioplastic made through bacterial fermentation.
The bioplastic spinners and weavers work as obediently for the one master-ego as the other.
Life: Its True Genesis|R. W. WrightThen the specimen was inverted and the matrix removed from the opposite side; this has not been covered with Bioplastic.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas|Theodore H. Eaton