degraded
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By protecting those proteins from being degraded, leucine allows mitochondria to work at a higher level and helps cells meet increased energy demands.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
According to the team, this represented an important confirmation that degraded collagen fragments were genuinely present inside the fossil.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Rising sea levels and surging tides from increasingly powerful storms -- resulting in an increase in soil salinity -- have degraded agricultural lands, pushing people into tiger territory.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The dawn of the electrical age was constrained by a logistical bottleneck: Thomas Edison’s direct current systems could only transmit power about a mile before the voltage degraded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The two children were on the sofa, their sobs having degraded into tearful whimpers.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing degraded
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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"Ellen West" by Frank Bidart
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