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Kyanize :: Kyanize (v. t.) To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure..

Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction..

Wastage :: Wastage (n.) Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste..

Ruin :: Ruin (n.) To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow.

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

Dotterel :: Dotterel (a.) Decayed.

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..

Welk :: Welk (v. i.) To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane..

Restore :: Restore (v. t.) To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover..

Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay..

Ruin :: Ruin (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Xylophilan :: Xylophilan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Xylophili) whose larvae live on decayed wood.

Putrefy :: Putrefy (v. t.) To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

Touchwood :: Touchwood (n.) Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk..

Incorruptible :: Incorruptible (a.) Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible..

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

Marcescible :: Marcescible (a.) Li/ble to wither or decay.

Ashes :: Ashes (n. pl.) Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when returned to dust by natural decay..

Marcor :: Marcor (n.) A wasting away of flesh; decay.

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