What are some of the differences between atoms and molecules? A: An atom represents the smallest part of an element that still retains the characteristics of that element, and the bonding between two or more atoms forms a molecule.
debase meaning, definition, what is debase: to reduce the quality or value of something: . Learn more.
desÂ·oÂ·latÂ·ed, desÂ·oÂ·latÂ·ing, desÂ·oÂ·lates. 1  To rid or deprive of inhabitants. 2  To lay waste; devastate: âHere we have no wars to desolate our fieldsâ ( Michel Guillaume Jean de CrÃ¨vecoeur 3  ) To forsake; abandon. 4  To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched.