eng: decay

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Meaning
means	(noun) the process of gradually becoming inferior decay
means	(noun) a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current decline, decay
means	(noun) the organic phenomenon of rotting decay, decomposition
means	(noun) an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" decay
means	(noun) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation radioactive decay, decay, disintegration
means	(verb) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" disintegrate, decompose, decay
means	(verb) fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" decay, crumble, dilapidate
means	(verb) undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" decay