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What is the adjective for degradants?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb degrade which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

degraded
  1. Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
  2. (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
  3. (heraldry, not comparable) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. humiliated, debased, abased, cheap, cheapened, demeaned, disgraced, dishonored, dishonoured, embarrassed, shamed, ashamed, discredited, mortified, stigmatised, stigmatized, discomfited, humbled, abashed, chastened, in disgrace, shown up, shunned, condemned, mocked, fallen, tarred and feathered, put down, put to shame, made to eat humble pie, insignificant, diminished, branded, chastised, castigated, abject, discharged, downtrodden, defrocked, demoted, small, humble, inferior, stupid, disparaged, uncomfortable, shamefaced, foolish, crushed, whipped … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Us librarians must rise together to prevent our place in society from being demeaned, diminished and degraded!”
      “There is no discount they can give us to compensate for the degraded shopping experience.”
degrative
  1. (chemistry) of something causing a cell or organism to degrade
degradative
  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation
  2. Examples:
      3. “Most represent degradative enzyme deficiencies, but some of the genes encode transport, stabilizer, or activator proteins.”
      “These enzymes participate in the degradative process of compounds taken up by lysosomes.”
      “However, our knowledge of soil degradative processes is incomplete and our ability to predict their effects needs continual refinement.”
degradable
  1. Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
degradational
  1. (geology) Pertaining to or formed by degradation.
degrading
  1. that degrades
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disparaging, slighting, denigratory, derogatory, contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, belittling, demeaning, deprecatory, pejorative, derisory, uncomplimentary, depreciatory, depreciative, derogative, denigrative, decrying, detractive, shameful, mortifying, humiliating, shaming, undignified, ignominious, debasing, lowering, inglorious, disgraceful, abject, discrediting, unworthy, cheapening, contemptible, dishonorable, dishonourable, menial, corrupting, downgrading, unbecoming, wretched, infra dig, bringing shame, discreditable, ignoble, derisive, insulting, base, offensive, scandalous … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.”
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