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Corruptless :: Corruptless (a.) Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible.

Burnettize :: Burnettize (v. t.) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a process invented by Sir William Burnett..

Nitrocalcite :: Nitrocalcite (n.) Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter..

Decadent :: Decadent (a.) Decaying; deteriorating.

Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.

Putrid :: Putrid (a.) Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction..

Medlar :: Medlar (n.) A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay..

Corruptible :: Corruptible (n.) That which may decay and perish; the human body.

Spoil :: Spoil (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather..

Speck :: Speck (n.) A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit..

Repair :: Repair (v. t.) To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune..

Symptomatic :: Symptom (n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue..

Incorruptive :: Incorruptive (a.) Incorruptible; not liable to decay.

Corruptible :: Corruptible (a.) Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.

Dodder :: Dodder (n.) A plant of the genus Cuscuta. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at the root, is nourished by the plant that supports it..

Damp Off :: Damp off () To decay and perish through excessive moisture.

Refit :: Refit (v. t.) To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war..

Touchwood :: Touchwood (n.) Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk..

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Fog :: Fog (n.) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage.

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