degradability

English

Etymology

From degrade +‎ -ability.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˌɡɹeɪdəˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

degradability (countable and uncountable, plural degradabilities)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being degradable.
   • 1991, Edible Coating Barriers for Moisture Protection of Raisins:

     Some corporate technomarketing strategies attempt to capitalize on consumer technical unawareness of degradability.

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

Derived terms

• antidegradability
• photodegradability
• undegradability

Translations

condition of being degradable

Chinese: Mandarin: 可降解性 (kějiàngjiěxìng) German: Abbaubarkeit (de) f Italian: degradabilità f Russian: разлага́емость f (razlagájemostʹ) Spanish: degradabilidad f

measure

Italian: degradabilità f Spanish: degradabilidad f