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biodegradation

decomposition by living organisms
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biodegradation

Summary

biodegradation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • biodegradation is a type of decomposition[2].
  • biodegradation's Commons category is recorded as Biodegradation[3].
  • biodegradation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biodegradation[4].
  • biodegradation's partially coincident with is recorded as decomposition[5].

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Definition and Type

biodegradation is a type of decomposition[2].

Why It Matters

biodegradation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[1] biodegradation has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] biodegradation is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). biodegradation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/biodegradation
MLA “biodegradation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/biodegradation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_biodegradation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{biodegradation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/biodegradation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 22h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → decomposition
    Topic's main category → Category:Biodegradation
    Partially coincident with → decomposition
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14568, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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