degradable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ] (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English degrade Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English degradable From degrade + -able.
Meanings
- Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
- (qualifier:quantum mechanics) Having a complementary qubit channel and some third noise channel, such that adding the noise to the original channel replicates the complementary channel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most degradable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more degradable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undegradable · nondegradable · semidegradable · biodegradable · antidegradable · photodegradable · oxodegradable · anti-degradable
Relateds
Translations (17)
eo degradebla (that which can be degraded) · el αποικοδομήσιμος (that which can be degraded) · ru разлага́емый (that which can be degraded) · sv nedbrytbar (that which can be degraded) · gl degradábel (that which can be degraded) · fi hajoava (that which can be degraded) · nl afbreekbaar (that which can be degraded) · hu lebomló (that which can be degraded) · fr dégradable (that which can be degraded) · sv brytbar (that which can be degraded) · gl degradable (that which can be degraded) · de abbaubar (that which can be degraded) · it degradabile (that which can be degraded) · pt degradável (that which can be degraded) · pl podatny na rozkład (that which can be degraded) · es degradable (that which can be degraded) · ca degradable (that which can be degraded)