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deterioración — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
  • deterioration noun The process of becoming worse, or the resulting worse state.
  • spoilage noun The part of something that has spoiled.

Senses

deterioración is used for these senses in English:

  • decay (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
  • decay A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
  • deterioration The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
  • spoilage The process of spoiling.

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.

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