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degradable

[dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
degrad-able
IPA
[dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.

adj

Having a complementary qubit channel and some third noise channel, such that adding the noise to the original channel replicates the complementary channel.

noun

Any material that can be degraded or decomposed.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more degradable (comparative) most degradable (superlative) degradables (plural)

Derived Forms

antidegradable biodegradable nondegradable oxodegradable photodegradable semidegradable undegradable

Phrases

anti-degradable

Frequently Paired Words

degradation

Rhymes With

biodegradable tradable tradeable persuadable

Questions

How do you pronounce degradable?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ].
What does degradable mean?
Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
Where does degradable come from?
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.

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