degradative

  • 1degradative — 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 …

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  • 2Degradative 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 …

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  • 3degradative — adjective see degradation …

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  • 4degradative — See degradation. * * * …

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  • 5degradative — adjective Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation …

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  • 6degradative — deg·ra·da·tive …

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  • 7degradative — ˈdegrəˌdād.iv adjective Etymology: degradation + ive : tending to degradation; also : degradational …

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  • 8Ananda 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 =… …

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  • 9cell — 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… …

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  • 10catabolism — 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… …

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