photodegrade

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verb

to decompose as a result of exposure to light, especially that of the sun.

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Meanings

verbphotodegrade (third-person singular simple present photodegrades, present participle photodegrading, simple past and past participle photodegraded)

present singular third person photodegrades · participle present photodegrading · participle past photodegraded · past photodegraded

  1. to decompose as a result of exposure to light, especially that of the sun.

Origin

From photo- + degrade.

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APA

photodegrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegrade

MLA

“photodegrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodegrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodegrade.

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