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31decay — de|cay1 [dıˈkeı] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old North French; Origin: decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink ] 1.) [I and T] to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this →↑rot ▪ Her body was already… …
32decay */ — I UK [dɪˈkeɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms decay : present tense I/you/we/they decay he/she/it decays present participle decaying past tense decayed past participle decayed 1) to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of… …
33decay — n. 1) to fall into decay 2) tooth decay 3) radioactive decay 4) moral decay * * * [dɪ keɪ] moral decay radioactive decay to fall into decay tooth decay …
34decay — de|cay1 [ dı keı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change, or to destroy something in this way: As dead trees decay, they feed the soil. Too much sugar will decay your teeth. 2 …
35Decay (comics) — This article is about the Marvel Comics villain and member of the Acolytes. For the member of the Exemplars, see Decay (Exemplar). For the DC Comics character, see Decay (DC Comics). Decay Publication information …
36decay constant — Physics. the reciprocal of the decay time. Also called decay rate, disintegration constant. [1930 35] * * * ▪ nuclear physics proportionality between the size of a population of radioactive atoms and the rate at which the population… …
37decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… …
38decay — {{11}}decay (n.) mid 15c., deterioration, decline in value, from DECAY (Cf. decay) (v.). Meaning gradual decrease in radioactivity is from 1897. {{12}}decay (v.) late 15c., to decrease, from Anglo Fr. decair, O.N.Fr. decair (O.Fr. decheoir, 12c …
39decay — [dɪˈkeɪ] verb 1) [I/T] to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process, or to destroy something in this way As dead trees decay, they feed the soil.[/ex] Too much sugar will decay your teeth.[/ex] 2) [I] if a building or an area decays …
40decay — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to decline from a sound or prosperous condition 2. to… …
