organic phenomenon vs decay

decay vs organic phenomenon

organic phenomenon and decay both are nouns.

organic phenomenon is not a verb while decay is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
organic phenomenon	Yes	No	No	No
decay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, decay is a hyponym of organic phenomenon; that is, decay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than organic phenomenon:

organic phenomenon: (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
decay: the organic phenomenon of rotting

Other hyponyms of organic phenomenon include dominance, abiogenesis, autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation, alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis, annual ring, growth ring, bioelectricity, circulation, cyclosis, streaming, death, decomposition, dehiscence, desquamation, peeling, shedding, exfoliation, diapedesis, facilitation, food chain, food pyramid, food cycle, food web, gene expression, histocompatibility, life, life cycle, pleomorphism, polymorphism, polymorphism, recognition, rejection, greening, rejuvenation, sex linkage.

organic phenomenon (noun)	decay (noun)
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals	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

organic phenomenon (verb)	decay (verb)
	fall into decay or ruin
	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
	undergo decay or decomposition

Difference between organic phenomenon and decay

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