destructive

/dษชหˆstษนสŠktษชv/

IPA: /D IH0 S T R AH1 K T IH0 V/

adjective
  1. 1

    Causing destruction; damaging.

  2. 2

    Causing breakdown or disassembly.

    โ€œCatabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.โ€

  3. 3

    Lossy; causing irreversible change.

    โ€œBlurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.โ€

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