"degradability" meaning in English

See degradability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˌɡɹeɪdəˈbɪlɪti/ [UK] Forms: degradabilities [plural]
Etymology: From degrade + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|degrade|ability}} degrade + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} degradability (countable and uncountable, plural degradabilities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being degradable. Tags: uncountable Translations (condition of being degradable): 可降解性 (kějiàngjiěxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), Abbaubarkeit [feminine] (German), degradabilità [feminine] (Italian), degradabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-degradability-en-noun-~uHYvwas Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ability: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'condition of being degradable': 95 5
  2. (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is degradable. Tags: countable Translations (measure): degradabilità [feminine] (Italian), degradabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-degradability-en-noun-sRSZ8vkW Disambiguation of 'measure': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antidegradability, photodegradability, undegradability

Inflected forms

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        "(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is degradable."
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