| decay | (noun) the organic phenomenon of rotting | Synonyms: decomposition |
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| (noun) a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | Synonyms: decline |
| (noun) the process of gradually becoming inferior | - |
| (noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | Synonyms: disintegration, radioactive decay |
| (noun) an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | - |
| (verb) fall into decay or ruin | Synonyms: crumble, dilapidate |
| (verb) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | Synonyms: decompose, disintegrate |
| (verb) undergo decay or decomposition | - |