Decay
//diˈkeɪ//
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The word "decay" can be used as verb and noun.
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alpha decay array decay arrested decay bacterial decay beta decay biodecay bit decay c-decay decay chain decay constant decay series decay time decayability decayable decayer decayingly decayless decaylessness delta decay dental decay digital decay exponential decay gamma decay non-stop decay nondecaying nonsense-mediated decay nuclear decay orbital decay particle decay photodecay platform decay predecay radioactive decay semidecay semidecaying time decay tooth decay undecaying urban decay vacuum decay volatility decay weight decay
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airspeed break break down cause change civilisation condition corpse corpse rotting decompose decomposition deteriorate deterioration dissolve down drag emit excited fission phonon photon problem process radiation relax result rot rot dissolve rotten rotting state tooth tooth problem tooth rot undergo
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