"photodegrade" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: photodegrades [present, singular, third-person], photodegrading [participle, present], photodegraded [participle, past], photodegraded [past]
Etymology: From photo- + degrade. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|degrade}} photo- + degrade Head templates: {{en-verb}} photodegrade (third-person singular simple present photodegrades, present participle photodegrading, simple past and past participle photodegraded)
  1. to decompose as a result of exposure to light, especially that of the sun. Derived forms: photodegradable, photodegradation, photodegraded

Inflected forms

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