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States > Quality > Good > Decay

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8.3.7.8Decay  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to something decaying--when a living thing dies and becomes bad, or when a part of a living thing becomes bad.

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Scope note

  • What words refer to something decaying? decay, rot, decompose, perish, fester, mildew, molder, putrefy. What words describe something that is decaying? rotten, decayed, moldy, mildewed, putrid, rotted, carious. What words refer to food decaying? go bad, go off, go stale, go sour, spoil, taint. What words describe food that is decaying? rotten, bad, stale, moldy, sour, rancid, off, tainted. What words refer to making something decay? rot. What words refer to the process of decay? decay (n), corruption, decomposition, putrefaction. What words refer to a place on something where it is decaying? decay (n), rot (n), canker, caries, carrion, dry rot. What words refer to something being eaten by insects? eaten by insects, infested with termites, moth-eaten.

Notation

  • 8.3.7.8

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/2710407256

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