plural of degradant

(chemistry) The product of the process of degradation.

plural of degradation

(ecology) The decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegetation condition commonly caused by human activities.

(chiefly computing) The ability of a system to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.

plural of Edman degradation

(chiefly computing) Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.

Alternative spelling of photodegradation

(chemistry) A three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.

A method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide. The amino-terminal residue is labelled and cleaved from the peptide without disrupting the peptide bonds between other amino acid residues.