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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > deterioration
Preferred Term:

deterioration

Definition:
The process by which products, materials, etc. fall from a higher to a lower level in quality.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
product quality
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • decay
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/31892
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