recyclable (redirected from recyclability)

re·cy·cle  (r-skl)

tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles

1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment.

2. To start a different cycle in.

3.

a. To extract useful materials from (garbage or waste).

b. To extract and reuse (useful substances found in waste).

4.

a. To use again, especially to reprocess: recycle aluminum cans; recycle old jokes.

b. To recondition and adapt to a new use or function: recycling old warehouses as condominiums.

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re·cycla·ble adj. & n.

re·cycler n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

recyclable - capable of being used again reclaimable, reusable useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

Translations

recyclable [ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl] ADJ → reciclable

recyclable [riːˈsaɪkləb^əl]

adj [paper, materials, waste, products] → recyclable

recyclables npl → recyclables mpl, déchets mpl recyclables

recyclable

adj → wiederverwertbar, recycelbar; recyclable materials → wiederverwertbare Stoffe pl; recyclable waste → wiederverwertbare Abfallstoffe pl, → wiederverwertbarer Müll