decay

[US]/dɪˈkeɪ/
[UK]/dɪˈkeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. rot, decline, diminish
n. decline, rot
vt. cause to rot, cause to decline

Phrases & Collocations

tooth decay

decay rate

radioactive decay

exponential decay

decay time

in decay

decay resistance

decay curve

fall into decay

Example Sentences

incipient decay of the teeth

Sugar can decay the tooth.

Sugar can decay the teeth.

a drop in tooth decay among children.

a jelly that rapidly decays into an unpleasant mush.

the fungus will decay soft timber.

What made the Roman Empire decay?

a stink of decayed flesh.

Our powers decay in old age.

tooth decay; urban decay.

The place stank of decayed fish.

Aftersound (14) Second portion of a sound decay having a longer decay time.

The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.

The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue.

facilities decay when money is not spent on refurbishment.

the trapped radiocarbon begins to decay at a known rate.

The leptonic decay widths of and are also given here.

a radioactive decay series; the paraffin alkane series.

The dentist could detect no sign of decay in her teeth.

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