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Discover LudwigThe phrase "degrade by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in quality, value, or status due to a specific factor or action.
Example: "The environment can degrade by pollution from industrial activities."
Alternatives: "deteriorate due to" or "decline because of".
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The mass loss test conducted in water indicates that they degrade by following a dual degradation mechanism, that is, not only β-CDs slipping from the polymer axles and then escaping out of the hydrogel network, but also the bulk hydrogel network hydrolyzing itself to lose the weight.
Table 2 Temperature at which polymers degrade by initial 10% Polymer name 10% Degradation temperature °C) BM 332 BMI20 332 BMI40 298 BMI60 284 BMI80 272 BMI100 272.
Devices that do not contain an HTL appear to degrade by a mechanism other than pinhole ingress resulting in a more uniform degradation of the photocurrent across the active area.
Evidence was found that PMMA and CPN degrade by random chain scissions.
Fig. 5 Experiments on the blurred image "Babara" (degrade by a 19 × 19 kernel).
The current density will degrade by more than 30% due to the self-heating effect even at room temperature.
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Voice communication degraded by helicopter immediately overhead.
"I had felt degraded by being sacked.
America has been debased and degraded by greed.
a speech degraded by white noise, b speech degraded by factory noise-I, c speech degraded by factory noise-II, d speech degraded by babble noise.
ANP is degraded by natriuretic peptide receptor (NPR).
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