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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A few other protein degrader drugs have reached late-stage trials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
Bexobrutideg, a BTK kinase degrader, works by destroying target proteins rather than simply turning them off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Zhang and his team used rational design and systematic screening to discover TP1L, which he called "the first highly potent and selected TC-PTP degrader."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 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
