Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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decay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
disintegrate | No | No | Yes | No |
decay (noun) | disintegrate (noun) |
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the organic phenomenon of rotting | |
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | |
the process of gradually becoming inferior | |
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | |
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying |
decay (verb) | disintegrate (verb) |
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fall into decay or ruin | break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current |
undergo decay or decomposition | cause to undergo fission or lose particles |