Definition of decay

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

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Labefaction :: Labefaction (n.) The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin.
Touchwood :: Touchwood (n.) Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk..
Decay :: Decay (v. t.) To destroy.
Spoil :: Spoil (v. t.) To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.
Saprophytic :: Saprophytic (a.) Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn..
Nutritious :: Nutritious (a.) Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental..
Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc..
Histolysis :: Histolysis (n.) The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood.
Decrepitude :: Decrepitude (n.) The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.
Incorruptive :: Incorruptive (a.) Incorruptible; not liable to decay.
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..
Decadent :: Decadent (a.) Decaying; deteriorating.
Putrid :: Putrid (a.) Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell..
Conservatory :: Conservatory (a.) Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury..
Nitrocalcite :: Nitrocalcite (n.) Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter..
Immortal :: Immortal (n.) One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation..
Faint :: Faint (n.) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
Powder :: Powder (n.) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust..
Preserve :: Preserve (v. t.) To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes..
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