Definition of decay

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Decay (v. t.) To cause to decay; to impair.

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Durability :: Durability (n.) The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness..
Embalm :: Embalm (v. t.) To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction..
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines..
Decay :: Decay (n.) Cause of decay.
Decay :: Decay (v. t.) To destroy.
Druxy :: Druxy (a.) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber.
Spoil :: Spoil (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather..
Mydatoxin :: Mydatoxin (n.) A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare..
Sicken :: Sicken (v. i.) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Labefaction :: Labefaction (n.) The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin.
Putrid :: Putrid (a.) Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction..
Dotterel :: Dotterel (a.) Decayed.
Twaddler :: Twaddler (n.) One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed..
Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Stale :: Stale (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.
Toadstool :: Toadstool (n.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter..
Instauration :: Instauration (n.) Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance..
Declension :: Declension (n.) A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc..
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