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decay
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Noun
  • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
  • 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
  • the organic phenomenon of rotting
  • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
  • the process of gradually becoming inferior
Verb
  • undergo decay or decomposition
    • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
  • fall into decay or ruin
    • The unoccupied house started to decay
  • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
    • the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
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