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Emperished :: Emperished (a.) Perished; decayed.

Moulder :: Moulder (v. i.) To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away..

Senescence :: Senescence (n.) The state of growing old; decay by time.

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..

Preservatory :: Preservatory (n.) A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay..

Perishableness :: Perishableness (n.) The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction.

Indefectible :: Indefectible (a.) Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay..

Symptomatic :: Symptom (n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue..

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..

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..

Catalysis :: Catalysis (n.) Dissolution; degeneration; decay.

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

Decay :: Decay (v. t.) To destroy.

Immortal :: Immortal (n.) One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation..

Relic :: Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

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

Xylindein :: Xylindein (n.) A green or blue pigment produced by Peziza in certain kinds of decayed wood, as the beech, oak, birch, etc., and extracted as an amorphous powder resembling indigo..

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

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..

Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.

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