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Definition of decay

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Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay..

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Amaurosis :: Amaurosis (n.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the drop serene of Milton..

Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.

Mould :: Mould (n.) A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter..

Dilapidated :: Dilapidated (a.) Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.

Sicken :: Sicken (v. i.) To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Burnettize :: Burnettize (v. t.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett..

Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..

Predecay :: Predecay (n.) Premature decay.

Winter :: Winter (n.) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like..

Crumble :: Crumble (v. i.) To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish..

Decompose :: Decompose (v. t.) To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.

Consumption :: Consumption (n.) The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction..

Creosote :: Creosote (v. t.) To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay..

Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc..

Putrefaction :: Putrefaction (n.) The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

Bog :: Bog (n.) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.

Labefaction :: Labefaction (n.) The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin.

Damp Off :: Damp off () To decay and perish through excessive moisture.

Faint :: Faint (n.) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

Druxy :: Druxy (a.) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber.