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degradation [‚deg·rə′dā·shən] (computer science) Condition under which a computer operates when some area of memory or some units of peripheral equipment are not available to the user. (geology) The wearing down of the land surface by processes of erosion and weathering. (hydrology) Lowering of a stream bed. Shrinkage or disappearance of permafrost. (organic chemistry) Conversion of an organic compound to one containing a smaller number of carbon atoms. (physics) Loss of energy of a particle, such as a neutron or photon, through a collision. (thermodynamics) The conversion of energy into forms that are increasingly difficult to convert into work, resulting from the general tendency of entropy to increase. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The compounds must be resistant enough to the degradative effects of heat and oxygen, which can ultimately cause tire failure. The hinge cap is mainly made of corn-based polylactide resin, which is degraded into carbon dioxide and water by microorganisms and degradative enzymes. Isolated in 2003, strain 121 is thought to have possibilities in the treatment of toxic waste as well as high-temperature detergents, based on its heat-resistant degradative enzymes (Kashefi and Lovley 2003). |
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