biodegradable plastics

Preferred Label : biodegradable plastics;

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

MeSH synonym : biodegradable plastic; plastic, biodegradable; plastics, biodegradable;

MeSH hyponym : compostable plastics; Compostable Plastic; Plastic, Compostable; Plastics, Compostable;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compostable plastics;

Details

Origin ID

D063566;

UMLS CUI

C3658368;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- biodegradable plastics [MeSH concept]
- compostable plastics [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Manufactured Object [UMLS semantic type]

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