гниение — meaning in English
gniyeniye
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English meaning
- decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- decomposition noun The natural biological breakdown of organic matter, such as into compost.
- 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.
Senses
гниение is used for these senses in English:
- decay (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
- decomposition A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
- putrefaction The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- putrescible Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
decay — full definition
- verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
- noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
- noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.
decomposition — full definition
- noun The natural biological breakdown of organic matter, such as into compost.
- noun The act of breaking something down into its parts for closer study.
- noun The splitting of something (a matrix, molecule, or number) into its basic constituent parts, especially in mathematics or science.