Definition: 1. The process of gradually becoming inferior. 2. A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current. 3. The organic phenomenon of rotting. 4. Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current. 5. Fall into decay or ruin. 6. Undergo decay or decomposition.
Use 'decay' in a sentence:
1. The air is full of the stink of decayed fish.
2. Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
3. What keeps the black-tailed deer alive in the harsher seasons of plant decay and dormancy?
4. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high.
5. The antimuon decay also conserves the total light and heavy lepton numbers.
6. Sugar can cause tooth decay by being used as a food source for the bacteria found on our teeth, which causes plaque.
7. Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed.
8. The essential condition for the decay of the vacuum is the presence of an intense electric field.
9. Both it and its companions would then decay almost instantly into a plethora of less fleeting bits, some of which could be detected.
10. Geological dates are usually obtained by using the rates of decay of various radioactive elements found in minerals.
11. The Effect of Pressure on Latent Image Decay of X-Ray Films.
12. These buildings were left to decay.
13. Meat decays easily.
14. This might explain why 11% of rabbits are suffering from tooth decay.
15. This bacterial decay of cellulose also occurs in the gut of most herbivorous animals.
16. After a while, the decay reaches the nerves and blood vessels of the inner tooth.
17. The dampness of the climate caused the fruits to decay.
18. A third sources, the warming-enhanced decay of organic matter in forests and soils, especially in the middle and higher latitudes, is now being recognized as potentially significant.
19. Jacobsen based his conclusion on an analysis of the decay of samarium-147 into neodymium-143.
20. If left untreated, decay goes deeper and deeper into the tooth.
21. It might lead to a decay of Chinese traditional literature.
22. Two of my teeth decayed from lack of care.
23. They claimed that the plastics wouldn't decay if they were buried.
24. Helium is the by product of millennia of radioactive decay from the elements thorium and uranium.
25. Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
26. Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth, causing decay.
27. The landlord had let the building fall into decay.
28. A nucleus that large cannot be stable, but it might be possible to assemble one next to a vacuum for long enough to observe the decay of the vacuum.
29. Whilst the detoxification requires energy, slow decay may still occur.
30. He pointed out that sugar is a major agent in dental decay, particularly the sugar in sweets, cakes, and soft drinks.
31. He pointed out that sugar is a major agent in dental decay.
32. Faustick conducted a two-year survey to find out how to prevent or reduce dental decay.
33. Popular cinema seems to have decayed.
34. He found that the length of time it takes a sound's echo to decay is determined by the absorption of the sound's original energy by surrounding material.
35. The place smelled of decay and neglect.
36. The Roman Empire began to decay.
37. Element 43 has a very fast rate of decay.
38. The decay of Christian belief and practice is not a loss but rather an opportunity for poetry in Crane.
39. They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.
40. The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
41. These minerals can be dated by radioactive decay techniques because of the very small quantities of radioactive trace elements they, in turn, contain.
42. The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms.
43. Sugarless yogurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease.
44. In addition to tooth decay, there are also gum diseases to watch out for.
45. Sugarless yoghurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, say scientists.
46. Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather.
47. The fruit is injected with chemicals to reduce decay.
48. Chemicals are injected into the fruit to reduce decay.
49. The old civilization was fast falling into decay.
50. Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material.
51. The result is tooth decay and gum disease.
52. When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.
53. The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
54. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed.
55. Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
56. There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
