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.
  2. (quantum mechanics) Having a complementary qubit channel and some third noise channel, such that adding the noise to the original channel replicates the complementary channel.

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Translations

Noun

degradable (plural degradables)

  1. Any material that can be degraded or decomposed.

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From degradar +‎ -able.

Adjective

degradable m or f (plural degradables)

  1. degradable

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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

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