nondegradable

[non-di-grey-duh-buhl]

non·de·grad·a·ble

[non-di-grey-duh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
noun
2.
something that is not degradable, as a chemical compound.

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Nondegradable has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
non- + degrade + -able

non·de·grad·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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