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Twaddle :: Twaddle (v. i. & t.) To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle..

Perishableness :: Perishableness (n.) The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction.

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

Ruin :: Ruin (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.

Sicken :: Sicken (v. i.) To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Sound :: Sound (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship..

Relic :: Relic (n.) That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.

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..

Premature :: Premature (a.) Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay..

Putrefy :: Putrefy (v. t.) To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

Xylophilan :: Xylophilan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Xylophili) whose larvae live on decayed wood.

Repair :: Repair (n.) Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city..

Mydatoxin :: Mydatoxin (n.) A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare..

Anaptotic :: Anaptotic (a.) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages..

Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

Nutritious :: Nutritious (a.) Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental..

Marcescible :: Marcescible (a.) Li/ble to wither or decay.

Decayed :: Decayed (imp. & p. p.) of Deca.

Fenowed :: Fenowed (a.) Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed.

Powder :: Powder (n.) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust..

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