A set of orbitals are said to be degenerate if they all have the same energy. This degeneracy can sometimes be "lifted" by external electric or magnetic fields.

late 15c., from Latin degeneratus, past participle of degenerare "to be inferior to one's ancestors, to become unlike one's race or kind, fall from ancestral quality," used of phys [..]

1540s, from Latin degeneratus, past participle of degenerare "fall from ancestral quality" (see degenerate (adj.)). Figurative sense of "to fall off, decline" was in Latin. Related [..]

debauched: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; &amp [..]

v. To become worse or inferior.

(v) grow worse(n) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior(adj) unrestrained by convention or morality

degenero

In reference to the genetic code, having more than one codon specifying a particular amino acid.

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Degenerate: Systems (molecules, electrons, orbitals, resonance contributors, etc.) that are of equal energy. This resonance contributor is not degenerate. The [..]

A term used for someone who gambles excessively or recklessly. Often shortened to “degen”.

having declined (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state (Merriam- Webster)

Compulsive gambler

A compulsive gambler who keeps on betting whether he loses or wins. Dime: $1000.

A term describing one of the qualities of the genetic code, specifically, that some amino acids may be specified by more than one codon.

(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal. *Shakespeare *: faint-hearted and degenerate king *Jona [..]