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decay verb addle, atrophy, be reduced in worth, beeome enfeebled, become lower in quality, become putressent, blight, break down, break up, canker, consume, corrode, corrupt, crumble, decline, decompose, decompound, depreciate, deteriorate, dilapidate, disintegrate, fade, fail, fall apart, fall to pieces, grow worse, languish, molder, render putrid, retrograde, retrogress, rot, ruin, shrivel, sink, spoil, waste away, wear away, wither, worsen See also: caducity, consumption, contaminate, corrupt, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, deterioration, detriment, disintegrate, disrepair, dissolution, disuse, ebb, erode, erosion, impair, languish, prostration, spoil, spoilage, taint, wear and tear How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Why did Jim discover new dental decay during a dental examination when months prior he had replaced his cravings for soda with tea? 8 million effort to start to expand dental facilities in community clinics throughout Los Angeles County, and we found that more than half of the children had untreated dental decay. They conclude that efforts to prevent dental decay via the use of fluoridated drinking water should continue unless a causal effect of specific fluoridation methods on PbB concentration is demonstrated by additional research. |
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