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Definition of decay
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Decay (v. t.) To cause to
decay;
to
impair.
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Decay
::
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..
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..
Labefaction
::
Labefaction
(n.) The act of
labefying
or
making
weak; the state of being
weakened;
decay;
ruin.
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..
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..
Foxiness
::
Foxiness
(n.) The state of being foxed or
discolored,
as
books;
decay;
deterioration..
Incorruptible
::
Incorruptible
(a.) Not
corruptible;
incapable
of
corruption,
decay,
or
dissolution;
as, gold is
incorruptible..
Indefectible
::
Indefectible
(a.) Not
defectible;
unfailing;
not
liable
to
defect,
failure,
or
decay..
Dilapidate
::
Dilapidate
(v. i.) To get out of
repair;
to fall into
partial
ruin; to
become
decayed;
as, the
church
was
suffered
to
dilapidate..
Sound
::
Sound
(superl.)
Whole;
unbroken;
unharmed;
free from flaw,
defect,
or
decay;
perfect
of the kind; as, sound
timber;
sound
fruit;
a sound
tooth;
a sound
ship..
Putrid
::
Putrid
(a.)
Indicating
or
proceeding
from a
decayed
state of
animal
or
vegetable
matter;
as, a
putrid
smell..
Ulmin
::
Ulmin (n.) A brown
amorphous
substance
found in
decaying
vegetation.
Cf.
Humin.
Carcass
::
Carcass
(n.) The
abandoned
and
decaying
remains
of some bulky and once
comely
thing,
as a ship; the
skeleton,
or the
uncovered
or
unfinished
frame,
of a
thing..
Decompose
::
Decompose
(v. i.) To
become
resolved
or
returned
from
existing
combinations;
to
undergo
dissolution;
to
decay;
to rot.
Ruin
::
Ruin (v. i.) To fall to
ruins;
to go to ruin; to
become
decayed
or
dilapidated;
to
perish.
Corruptible
::
Corruptible
(a.)
Capable
of being made
corrupt;
subject
to
decay.
Repair
::
Repair
(v. t.) To
restore
to a sound or good state after
decay,
injury,
dilapidation,
or
partial
destruction;
to
renew;
to
restore;
to mend; as, to
repair
a
house,
a road, a shoe, or a ship; to
repair
a
shattered
fortune..
Putrid
::
Putrid
(a.)
Tending
to
decomposition
or
decay;
decomposed;
rotten;
-- said of
animal
or
vegetable
matter;
as,
putrid
flesh.
See
Putrefaction..
Deaf
::
Deaf (a.)
Decayed;
tasteless;
dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf
corn..
Decayed
::
Decayed
(imp. & p. p.) of Deca.
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