degradative

degradative

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  • degradative — degrade ► VERB 1) cause (someone) to suffer a loss of dignity or self respect. 2) lower the character or quality of. 3) archaic reduce to a lower rank. 4) cause to break down or deteriorate chemically. 5) Physics reduce (energy) to a less readily …   English terms dictionary

  • Degradative enzyme — is an enzyme (in broader sense protein) which degrades biological molecules. Some examples of degradative enzymes: Lipase, which digests lipids, Carbohydrases, which digest carbohydrates (e.g., sugars), Proteases, which digest proteins, Nucleases …   Wikipedia

  • degradative — adjective see degradation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • degradative — adjective Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation …   Wiktionary

  • degradative — deg·ra·da·tive …   English syllables

  • degradative — ˈdegrəˌdād.iv adjective Etymology: degradation + ive : tending to degradation; also : degradational …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty — Infobox Scientist name = Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty box width = image width =150px caption = Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty birth date = April 4, 1938 birth place = Sainthia, Birbhum death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality =… …   Wikipedia

  • cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

  • catabolism — noun Etymology: Greek katabolē throwing down, from kataballein to throw down, from kata + ballein to throw more at devil Date: 1876 degradative metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • degradation — noun Date: circa 1535 1. the act or process of degrading 2. a. decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state b. moral or intellectual decadence ; degeneration • degradative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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