Definition of Decay
Noun
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the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- radioactive decay disintegration -
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
"the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"
"the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
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the organic phenomenon of rotting
decomposition -
a gradual decrease
as of stored charge or current
decline -
the process of gradually becoming inferior
Verb
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undergo decay or decomposition
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
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fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
crumble dilapidate -
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
disintegrate decompose
Word games points for the Decay
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Unscramble decay
26 unscramble word found using the letters decay.
ace, aced, ad, ae, ay, aye, cad, cade, cay, da, dace, dae, day, de, decay, dey, dye, ea, ecad, ed, ya, yad, yae, ye, yea, yead,