decay
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3.4
- noun
- /dɪˈkeɪ/
:
descomposición
- The scientists studied the decay of organic matter in the compost pile to understand nutrient recycling.
- tooth decay
- process of decay
- decay rate
Body parts were found in the freezer and various states of decay, and then he would actually admitted to eating their bodies.
- Body parts were found in the freezer and various states of decay, and then he would actually admitted to eating their bodies.
- It turns out, as you know, fluoride prevents tooth decay.
- Other studies that support that decay and periodontal disease are caused by Dyspio comes from diet and dry mouth.
Examples
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Without, the sounds had risen, and an overpowering smell of decay had descended over everything.
Fiction book (1991) -
The bloom's subsequent death and decay deprive fish and other aquatic life of oxygen.
Academic text (2001) -
Do you see around you only death and decay?
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The years of economic decay are over, but the years of mental decay have just begun.
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Where there was once sickness and decay, there is now light, energy, purpose.
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The plants, in turn, may be eaten by animals or simply die, decay, and go around the cycle again.
Academic text (1994) -
The smell of dampness and decay.
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Ah, the enticing smell of decay.
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But underneath that clean, white surface, there was the stench of decay.
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Only during the third phase of decay, the rotting stage, does the body begin noticeably to smell.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
24
1.6
The breaking down of things like food or wood by bacteria and mold
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5.3
Breaking dead plants and animals into simpler material by bacteria and fungi
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4.6
A state when food or wood goes bad
3
3.4
The breaking down of dead plants and animals by bacteria or fungi
3
8.9
The rotting of dead plants or animals that makes a bad smell
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4.6
A process where living things like bacteria break substances into natural parts
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
2.2
Damage to a tooth's hard surface caused by bacteria that often makes a hole
- Specialized
1
6.8
A decrease where an amount falls by the same part over equal times, becoming much smaller over time
- Specialized
A radioactive process where a large atom sends out an alpha particle and becomes another element
How Rotten
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decay comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and cadere 'to fall'. So the noun decay names the process when things 'fall down' or rot and break apart over time.