ecotechnologicaladj.
/ˌiːkəʊtɛknəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌɛkəʊtɛknəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˌikoʊˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Involving or relating to technologies designed to avoid or remedy damage to the environment, or to manage particular ecosystems.
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1970 A. Toffler Future Shock ix. 166 We are racing toward a wholly new stage of eco-technological development.
1989 Ecol. Econ. 1 359 A flexible ecological cost charging and assurance bonding scheme can be designed that induces ecotechnological innovation by making it the most economically attractive option in the short run.
2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Aug. 27/4 Hughes finds some glimmers of hope in what he describes as ‘ecotechnological systems’ where natural and human-built systems interact.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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