"degradable" meaning in English

See degradable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ] [UK] Forms: more degradable [comparative], most degradable [superlative]
Etymology: degrade + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|degrade|able}} degrade + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} degradable (comparative more degradable, superlative most degradable)
  1. Able to be chemically or biologically degraded. Derived forms: antidegradable, biodegradable, nondegradable, photodegradable, undegradable Related terms: degradation Translations (that which can be degraded): degradable (Catalan), afbreekbaar (Dutch), degradebla (Esperanto), hajoava (Finnish), dégradable (French), degradable (Galician), degradábel (Galician), abbaubar (German), αποικοδομήσιμος (apoikodomísimos) (Greek), lebomló (Hungarian), degradabile (Italian), podatny na rozkład (Polish), degradável (Portuguese), degradable (Spanish), nedbrytbar (Swedish), brytbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-degradable-en-adj-a58UUO9v Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 70 30

Noun

IPA: [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ] [UK] Forms: degradables [plural]
Etymology: degrade + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|degrade|able}} degrade + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} degradable (plural degradables)
  1. Any material that can be degraded or decomposed.
    Sense id: en-degradable-en-noun-va8SJ9aQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Inflected forms

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