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Decay logo #10101) Action 2) Activity 3) Become compost 4) Break down 5) Breakdown 6) Caries 7) Cavity cause 8) Corrosion 9) Crumble 10) Crumble away 11) Decompose 12) Decomposition 13) Dental damage 14) Dental problem 15) Deteriorate 16) Deterioration 17) Disintegration 18) Emulate a compost pile 19) Exhibit radioactivity
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Decay logo #10101) Blight 2) Caries 3) Decompose 4) Decomposition 5) Delapidate 6) Deliquesce 7) Deteriorate 8) Deterioration 9) Disintegration 10) Disrepair 11) Ebb 12) Erode 13) Gobad 14) Go to seed 15) Languish 16) Molder 17) Moulder 18) Oldness 19) Pine 20) Putrefaction 21) Putrefy 22) Putrid 23) Rot 24) Rotting
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decay logo #10444
  1. the process of gradually becoming inferior
  2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
  3. the organic phenomenon of rotting
  4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

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decay logo #22125(dynamic) When the incremental increase or decrease of virtual resources or elements affects other gameplay elements, features, or challenges.
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Decay logo #21002• (n.) Cause of decay. • (v. t.) To destroy. • (v. t.) To cause to decay; to impair. • (n.) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of ...
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decay logo #20732Change of an element into a different element, usually with some other particle(s) and energy emitted.
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decay logo #21142a decrease in stored information not caused by erasing or writing
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Decay logo #20841Decrease in activity of a radioactive substance due to the disintegration of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of alpha or beta particles or gamma radiation.
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Decay logo #20933 Disintegration of wood or other substance through the action of fungi.
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decay logo #21001(de-ka´) the gradual decomposition of dead organic matter. the process or stage of decline, as in old age. tooth decay dental caries.
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Decay logo #21076Decrease in activity of a radioactive substance due to the disintegration of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of alpha or beta particles or gamma radiation.
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Decay logo #222861. Used both for acoustical and electronic sound sources. The characteristic fall-off in output amplitude or volume a sound producing source emits when the force creating the vibrations (or the current powering the oscillator in a synthesizer, for instance) is removed. This term is often confused with release, the fourth section of a sound's envelo...
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Decay logo #10444A process in which a particle disappears and in its place different particles appear. The sum of the masses of the produced particles is always less than the mass of the original particle.
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Decay logo #20972De·cay' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Decayed ; present participle & verbal noun Decaying .] [ Old French decaeir , dechaer , decheoir , French déchoir , to decline, fall, become less; Lat...
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Decay logo #20972De·cay' noun 1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay o...
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Decay logo #20972De·cay' transitive verb 1. To cause to decay; to impair. [ R.] « Infirmity, that decays the wise.» Shak. 2. To destroy. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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Decay logo #21578Also known as Radioactive Decay . Radioactive substances undergo radioactive decay, the rate of which is determined by the properties of the radionuclide. As decay proceeds the resulting activity of the parent Nuclide reduces and will eventually disappear. The daughter product may be stable (inactive) or may itself be Radioactive and undergo furth....
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decay logo #20733Change of an element into a different element, usually with some other particle(s) and energy emitted.
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decay logo #21009decay, decays, decaying 1. To break down into component parts; rot. 2. In physics, to disintegrate or diminish by radioactive decay. 3. In electronics, to decrease gradually in magnitude with reference to voltage or current. 4. In aerospace, to decrease in orbit; referring to an artificial satellite. 5. To fall into ruin; such as, a civilizatio...
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decay logo #20974 noun the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
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decay logo #20974decomposition noun the organic phenomenon of rotting
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Decay logo #21257Any process in which a particle disappears and in its place two or more different particles appear.
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Decay logo #21609Damage of internal living tissues in a tree caused by fungi which affects its strength and stability.
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Decay logo #22459Damage of internal living tissues in a tree caused by fungi which affects its strength and stability.
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Decay logo #22803A loss in the clarity or readability of an electronic signal caused bythe interaction of the signal with its carrier and electrical environment.
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