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to rot or break down
decay(noun)the process of gradually becoming inferior
decay, decline(noun)a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decay, decomposition(noun)the organic phenomenon of rotting
decay(noun)an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
"the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
decay, radioactive decay, disintegration(verb)the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
disintegrate, decay, decompose(verb)lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
decay, crumble, dilapidate(verb)fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
decay(verb)undergo decay or decomposition
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or bodymiddle-aged people who fervently hope that daily exercise will arrest the physical decay that usually accompanies advancing age
the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substancesthe cycle by which the decay of dead plants on the forest floor provides soil and nutrients for the next generation of plants
to go through decomposition the logs decayed on the rain forest floorthe atom of plutonium decayed in the test chamber
to become worse or of less valuethe restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years
to lose bodily strength or vigorhaving reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying
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