breakdown
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/
- Specialized
:
degradación
- The breakdown of organic matter in compost enhances the soil's nutrients.
- breakdown product
- tissue breakdown
- skin breakdown
They speed up the breakdown of the of the ice cream cone.
- They speed up the breakdown of the of the ice cream cone.
- Overtime where you can see the breakdown in a rock, that water does hitting it.
- Is it the breakdown of the methylation of the DNA itself?
- And so the chacuna is the DMT, the vine is what inhibits the breakdown of the DMT.
Examples
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Look at the actual breakdown to see what's really going on.
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The large intestine also provides more surface area for the chemical breakdown and absorption of food.
Academic text (1993) -
I think, and this is a guess here, that this chemical would cause complete breakdown of the nervous system.
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Chart A shows the current breakdown of spending by the federal government on R&D.
Academic text (1993) -
Waste products are formed from the breakdown of tissues and from food eaten in the daily diet.
Academic text (2012) -
Urea is produced as a result of the breakdown of protein.
Academic text (2012) -
There's been some kind of cellular breakdown.
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Now, the breakdown of the vitreal gel is not that uncommon.
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Most patients have net protein breakdown, which can exceed 200 g per day in catabolic subjects.
Academic text (1995) -
Milk spoilage is started by microbes, which consume and breakdown the nutrients in milk.
Synonyms
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1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
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3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
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1.6
The breaking down of things like food or wood by bacteria and mold
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5.3
Breaking dead plants and animals into simpler material by bacteria and fungi
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6.7
A process in which a living part, like an organ, becomes simpler and less useful
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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6.3
Breaking something into small pieces, often by force
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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3.4
The breaking down of dead plants and animals by bacteria or fungi
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4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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8.9
The rotting of dead plants or animals that makes a bad smell
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4.6
A process where living things like bacteria break substances into natural parts
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
1
9.8
The cutting or splitting of something into parts
A chemical reaction where one compound breaks into two or more different substances
A reaction where one compound breaks into two or more simpler substances
Cells break down complex substances to release energy
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
Parts that were held together come apart
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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5.3
A time when someone is so stressed or upset they cannot live normally and need medical help
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6.3
A severe time when someone cannot manage daily life because of strong feelings
People fail to share information clearly and so cause misunderstanding
How Decomposed
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3.4
- Specialized
2
5.7
- Specialized
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4.1
6
6.2
5
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breakdown comes from the words break ('to separate into pieces') and down ('to a lower state'). So a chemical breakdown is when something is 'broken down' into smaller parts.