decay
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition the process of gradually becoming inferior
- definition a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- definition the organic phenomenon of rotting
- definition an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- definition the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- definition lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- definition fall into decay or ruin
- definition undergo decay or decomposition