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Degrade vs Biofiltration - What's the difference?

degrade | biofiltration |

As a verb degrade

is to lower in value or social position.

As a noun biofiltration is

a technique for pollution control using living material to capture and biologically degrade process pollutants.

degrade

English

Verb

(degrad)
  • To lower in value or social position.
  • Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
  • * Palfrey
  • Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.
  • To reduce in quality or purity.
  • The DNA sample has degraded .
  • (geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
  • Derived terms

    * degradation

    biofiltration

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biofiltration) (-)
  • A technique for pollution control using living material to capture and biologically degrade process pollutants.