degradable

See also: dégradable

English

Etymology

From degrade +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]

Adjective

degradable (comparative more degradable, superlative most degradable)

1. Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.

Derived terms

• antidegradable
• biodegradable
• nondegradable
• oxodegradable
• photodegradable
• semidegradable
• undegradable

Related terms

• degradation

Translations

that which can be degraded

Catalan: degradable Dutch: afbreekbaar (nl) Esperanto: degradebla Finnish: hajoava (fi) French: dégradable (fr) Galician: degradable, degradábel German: abbaubar (de) Greek: αποικοδομήσιμος (el) (apoikodomísimos) Hungarian: lebomló Italian: degradabile (it) Polish: podatny (pl) na (pl) rozkład (pl) Portuguese: degradável Russian: разлага́емый (ru) (razlagájemyj) Spanish: degradable Swedish: nedbrytbar, brytbar

Noun

degradable (plural degradables)

1. Any material that can be degraded or decomposed.

Galician

Alternative forms

• degradábel

Etymology

From degradar +‎ -able.

Adjective

degradable m or f (plural degradables)

1. degradable

Derived terms

• biodegradable

Related terms

• degradación

Further reading

• “degradable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From degradar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɡɾaˈdable/ [d̪e.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: de‧gra‧da‧ble

Adjective

degradable m or f (masculine and feminine plural degradables)

1. degradable

Derived terms

• biodegradable

Related terms

• degradación

Further reading

• “degradable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024