What is the differences between types of F1 tyre wear/degradation?

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I’ve heard a number of different words used in F1 to describe specific types of tyre wear/degradation.
Could you explain the following and in what weather/circuit conditions do they appear:
1. thermal degradation.
2. blistering.
3. wear.
4. graining
Two of these may be synonyms of each other, i’m not sure.
Thanks!

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  • Thermal deg, is loss of its “stickyness”.

    Blisters, is over heating causing blisters under the surface of the tyre.

    Wear, is just that, the rubber wearing down. like when you might hear fall of the edge of a cliff.

    Graining, happenes when the car slides on the track rubbing the tyre away. (like an eraser) thats how you also get the “marbles” on the side of the track offline.
    The conditions can change from team to team and hour to hour.
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