OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13164

decay

/dɪˈkeɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
decaimiento • descomposición • deterioración • podredumbre • putrefacción
The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal d…
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