degrade
verb (used with object)
to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt.
degrader
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a word derived from
degrade.
Example Sentences
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Bexobrutideg, a BTK kinase degrader, works by destroying target proteins rather than simply turning them off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The drug, used to treat various blood cancers, like chronic lymphocytic leukemia, is Nurix’s investigational tyrosine kinase degrader that eliminates disease-causing proteins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Roche’s pill is a selective estrogen receptor degrader, or SERD, which is a new type of hormone therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
"By isolating the first taurine degrader in the mouse gut, we're one step closer to understanding how these gut microbes mediate animal and human health" explains Huimin Ye, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
A mere petty Egoist, . . a poor deluded fool, the unresisting prey of his own passions, . . the besotted slave of a treacherous woman and the voluntary degrader of his own life!
From Ardath by Marie Corelli
