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Definition of Degradation

1. Noun. Changing to a lower state (a less respected state).

2. Noun. A low or downcast state. "Each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"

Definition of Degradation

1. n. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.

Definition of Degradation

1. Noun. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. ¹

3. Noun. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. ¹

4. Noun. A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. ¹

5. Noun. A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure. ¹

6. Noun. The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. ¹

7. Noun. Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. ¹

8. Noun. The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Degradation

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Medical Definition of Degradation

1. The reduction of a chemical compound to one less complex, as by splitting off one or more groups. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Degradation

deglutitive deglutitory deglycerolise deglycerolize deglycosylate deglycosylated deglycosylates deglycosylating deglycosylation deglycosylations

degout degouts degradabilities degradability degradable degradational degradations degradative degrade degraded

degraded wetland degradedly degradement degrader degraders degrades degrading degradingly degradomics

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