Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dental caries | Yes | No | No | No |
decay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dental caries (noun) | decay (noun) |
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soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth | 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 |
dental caries (verb) | decay (verb) |
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fall into decay or ruin | |
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | |
undergo decay or decomposition |