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Stale :: Stale (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.

Moulder :: Moulder (v. i.) To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away..

Xylophagides :: Xylophagides (n. pl.) A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.

Decompose :: Decompose (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

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..

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..

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..

Incorruptness :: Incorruptness (n.) Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.

Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..

Dotterel :: Dotterel (a.) Decayed.

Conservatory :: Conservatory (a.) Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury..

Blet :: Blet (n.) A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.

Consumption :: Consumption (n.) The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.; decay; destruction..

Hollow-hearted :: Hollow-hearted (a.) Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within.

Rot :: Rot (n.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below..

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..

Senescence :: Senescence (n.) The state of growing old; decay by time.

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

Decrepitude :: Decrepitude (n.) The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.

Neuridin :: Neuridin (n.) a nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc..

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