decay
క్షయం
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'
జీవ కణజాలము క్రుళ్ళిపోవుట
example
When it closed the canal was seen as a dirty, decaying relic of an industrial past, and it sank into 'decay' and dereliction.
Even some of the great multinationals that were ‘blue chips’ with investors at some point of time have been witnessing gradual 'decay' .
It is well known that bacterial 'decay' of organic matter in sediment liberates phosphate and bone is also a potential phosphate source.
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.
Both the attempted coup in Fiji and the ousting of the government in the Solomons have exposed the advanced state of 'decay' in the state structures of these countries.
It is my conviction that the real reason that the Soviet Union collapsed was not economic ruin or systemic 'decay' : it was cynicism.
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.
Gradually the abandoned buildings fell into 'decay' or were adopted for other uses.
But inevitably, a society acknowledging no transgenerational commitment to the future will 'decay' and decline from within.
A late complication of neglected dental 'decay' is a dental abscess.
Irregular and improper brushing, not flossing between teeth and not rinsing the mouth after meals, speed up the process of tooth 'decay' .
Masses of leaves may begin to 'decay' and smother the plant beneath them.
The principles of alpha 'decay' are used in radioactive dating, in which half-lives play an important part.
The sense of urban 'decay' is much more evident and the chaos of the street is not balanced but overwhelming.
For Webster's audience, Italy was perceived as a site of political intrigue, economic power, decadence, and moral 'decay' .
Encased in iron or under glass, such relics were especially esteemed for their power to reverse the course of the body's eventual 'decay' by effecting cures or allaying physical pain.
After all, there have been many catastrophes that destroy evidence - fossilization is a rare event because animal flesh and bones 'decay' quickly.
For all its crumbling 'decay' , the faded splendour, its shortages and its collapsed economy, Cuba is a vibrant and thrilling place to visit.
Health authorities tell us that fluoridation is a safe and a highly effective means of preventing dental 'decay' in children.
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' .
fluoride heals small spots of 'decay'
Layers of moss and 'decay' give a funereal quality to this weighty hall.
urban neighborhoods 'decay' when elevated freeways replace surface roads
The castle narrowly failed to win cash from BBC TV's Restoration competition in 2003, leading to fears that the building might 'decay' completely.
Glass shattered on the pavement, all around are the signs of urban 'decay' .
A grave economic symptom of 'decay' was… the gradual transference of the entire economy to the ownership of stock companies…
the gas radon is produced by the 'decay' of uranium in rocks and soil
Traditional societies in underdeveloped countries are no more immune to creeping moral 'decay' than their more sophisticated cousins in rich, developed nations.
facilities 'decay' when money is not spent on refurbishment
People talk a lot about cultural 'decay' and declining values and the blame is usually placed on evil liberals.
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