decay
çürüme
definition
verb
a decayed cabbage leaf
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
noun
hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood
the state or process of rotting or decomposition.
translation of 'decay'
verb
çürütmek,
dağılmak,
halsiz düşmek,
çürümek,
parçalanmak,
zayıflamak,
azalmak,
bozmak,
bozulmak
noun
çöküş,
zayıflama,
ayrışma,
çürük,
çürütme,
yıkılış,
çürüme,
yıkılma,
bozulma,
düşkünlük
example
the trapped radiocarbon begins to 'decay' at a known rate
A child's first set of teeth are just as important as their adult teeth and tooth 'decay' at an early age can affect the development of permanent teeth.
When the 'decay' reaches the pulp tissue, the blood vessels, and the nerves that serve the tooth, the pain starts - an insistent throbbing.
Health authorities tell us that fluoridation is a safe and a highly effective means of preventing dental 'decay' in children.
Glass shattered on the pavement, all around are the signs of urban 'decay' .
Plutonium does not exist in nature but results from radioactive 'decay' of uranium - 239.
Traditional societies in underdeveloped countries are no more immune to creeping moral 'decay' than their more sophisticated cousins in rich, developed nations.
Bald cypress is exotic, and both woods are exceptionally 'decay' resistant and are excellent building materials.
After all, there have been many catastrophes that destroy evidence - fossilization is a rare event because animal flesh and bones 'decay' quickly.
the 'decay' of electrical fields in the electromagnets
Gradually the abandoned buildings fell into 'decay' or were adopted for other uses.
Layers of moss and 'decay' give a funereal quality to this weighty hall.
It is well known that bacterial 'decay' of organic matter in sediment liberates phosphate and bone is also a potential phosphate source.
The castle narrowly failed to win cash from BBC TV's Restoration competition in 2003, leading to fears that the building might 'decay' completely.
Unlike Britain, Rome succumbed not to the rise of a new empire, but to internal 'decay' and a death of a thousand cuts from various barbarian groups.
urban neighborhoods 'decay' when elevated freeways replace surface roads
tooth 'decay'
The half-life of radioactive matter is the time before half of any given amount of nuclei will break down through alpha 'decay' .
Apparently all the melted snow water had drenched the wooden beams supporting the mines, causing them to 'decay' and fall apart, taking the ceilings with them.
hardwood is more resistant to 'decay' than softwood
There is a series of different protective proteins that can stop the bacteria adhering and growing and can reduce their ability to produce acid, and these are quite good also at repairing earlier areas of 'decay' .
The radioactive 'decay' releases energy in the form of ionising radiation.
In addition to slowing the 'decay' of the tail currents at - 120 mV, there was a change in the relation of the second tail current to the first.
The report highlights a number of problems, including the degeneration and 'decay' of timber in the upper sections where the tree has been previously topped and pruned.
the problems of urban 'decay'
The study did not find an association between secondhand smoke exposure and 'decay' in permanent teeth.
the time taken for the current to 'decay' to zero
Institutional inertia, social customs, and psychological habit ensure that systems can maintain their outer shapes long after they have begun to 'decay' internally.
If you notice black sooty fungus, brown or black spots of 'decay' on leaves or flowers, or broken discoloration on leaves or stems of your orchids, they may be harboring a fungus, bacteria or virus.
For years Blackburn's Church Street Pavilions have been allowed to crumble and 'decay' so that the Grade ll listed buildings have become nothing more than an eyesore.
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