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
• 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, 2012–2024

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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28