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Decadent :: Decadent (a.) Decaying; deteriorating.

Dotterel :: Dotterel (a.) Decayed.

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..

Perishable :: Perishable (a.) Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies..

Faint :: Faint (n.) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

Corruptible :: Corruptible (a.) Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.

Bog :: Bog (n.) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.

Decomposition :: Decomposition (n.) The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc..

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

Blet :: Blet (n.) A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.

Decay :: Decay (n.) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay..

Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.

Rot :: Rot (n.) Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.

Druxy :: Druxy (a.) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber.

Creosote :: Creosote (v. t.) To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay..

Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..

Corruptible :: Corruptible (n.) That which may decay and perish; the human body.

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.

Failure :: Failure (n.) Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight..

Sicken :: Sicken (v. i.) To become weak; to decay; to languish.

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