Decay and Dissolution

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Decay noun - The process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances.

Usage example: the cycle by which the decay of dead plants on the forest floor provides soil and nutrients for the next generation of plants

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Dissolution is a synonym for decay in decrease topic. In some cases you can use "Dissolution" instead a noun "Decay", when it comes to topics like collapse, disintegration, undoing, nervous breakdown. popular alternative

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Dissolution noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.

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Decay is a synonym for dissolution in death topic. You can use "Decay" instead a noun "Dissolution", if it concerns topics such as decrease, disintegration, undoing, nervous breakdown. popular alternative

old	old decay	old dissolution
total	total decay	total dissolution
extreme	extreme decay	extreme dissolution
slow	slow decay	slow dissolution
Other adjectives: gradual, apparent, subsequent, eventual.

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