Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of a bioplast:
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Bioplasmic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any form of
synthetic polymer , similar to normalplastic , made from arenewable plant source rather than frompetroleum
Etymologies
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Examples
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At left, Braskem 's bioplastic is used in beauty product packaging.
Bioplastics Boom 2010
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posted a video showing how to make "bioplastic" -- an easily manageable substance made with vinegar, glycerine, starch, and water.
Daily DIY John Baichtal 2010
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posted a video showing how to make "bioplastic" -- an easily manageable substance made with vinegar, glycerine, starch, and water.
Daily DIY John Baichtal 2010
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Enter the Samsung E200 Eco, a mobile phone packaged in recycled paper and made with a corn-based "bioplastic" shell instead of hard-to-recycle polycarbonate.
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Who knew Toyota had already built a car (the one on our cover) from "bioplastic"?
To Our Readers 2007
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However, new technologies, such as bioplastic and renewable eco-friendly energy, can be more expensive to implement initially than the current energy methods.
Iowa State Daily 2009
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The square bottles are more collapsible, fit tightly with other bottles for efficient shipping and stocking, and are made from sugar based bioplastic.
Collapsible, Biodegradable Coke Bottle Proves it's Hip to Be Square | Inhabitat 2010
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With Origo, children use existing software to fashion simple designs out of small graphical blocks, then "print" what they've imagined, out of plastic eventually, recyclable bioplastic.
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For instance, some resins may not be biodegradable but can be recycled like Coke's bioplastic PET PlantBottle, recyclable with petroleum-based PET.
Jacquelyn Ottman: The Rise of the Biobased Economy... And Why Brand Owners Need to Develop a Strategy in 2012 Jacquelyn Ottman 2012
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The square bottles are more collapsible, fit tightly with other bottles for efficient shipping and stocking, and are made from sugar based bioplastic.
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