• Biodegradation is the physical and chemical breakdown of a substance by living organisms, mainly bacteria and/or fungi.

  Created: 5/21/20

  Last modified: 5/21/20

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• degradation (en)

• autolysis (en)
• cellulolysis (en)
• enzymolysis (en)
• glycogenolysis (en)
• glycolysis (en)
• lipolysis (en)
• proteolysis (en)

• biodeterioration (en)

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  Created: 1988-03-08T00:00:00Z

  skos:notation: 25198

  microbial degradation (en)
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  Created: 1981-01-29T00:00:00Z

  skos:notation: 13685

  putrefaction (degradation) (en)

• Decomposition by the action of biological agents; for undesirable deterioration by a biological agent use <27464> (en)

• keeping quality (en)

• postmortem changes (en)

• biochemical reactions (en)
• bioconversion (en)

• biodegradability (en)

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