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      decaying
      noun
      the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
      an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
      the organic phenomenon of rotting
      a gradual decrease
      the process of gradually becoming inferior
      verb
      undergo decay or decomposition
      fall into decay or ruin
      lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
      Roots
      caderecay- · Latin · fall
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