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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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| They used a method that considered the accumulation of a specific form of lead from the radioactive decay of uranium. Radon is a naturally occurring, colorless, odorless gas derived from the radioactive decay of radium. 129]Xe is produced by the radioactive decay of short-lived [sup. |
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