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tabēs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
  • putrefaction noun The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
  • rot verb To decay or break down through the action of bacteria or fungi.

Senses

tabēs is used for these senses in English:

  • decay (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
  • putrefaction Rotten material.
  • rot The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.

decay — full definition

  1. verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
  2. verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
  3. noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
  4. noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.

putrefaction — full definition

  1. noun The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
  2. noun Rotten material.
  3. noun The state of being rotten.

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