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Chemical degradation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004744

Reduction of the complexity of a chemical compound by splitting off one or more groups or larger components (cellulose is degraded by the action of some bacteria). Applied to the decomposition of high molecular weight compounds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004744
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesAdapted from NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004744",
  "term": "Chemical degradation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Chemical Degradation",
  "definition": "Reduction of the complexity of a chemical compound by splitting off one or more groups or larger components (cellulose is degraded by the action of some bacteria). Applied to the decomposition of high molecular weight compounds.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/chemical-degradation/"
}

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