Definition of "decay" noun: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation noun: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current verb: undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" noun: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" noun: the organic phenomenon of rotting verb: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" noun: the process of gradually becoming inferior

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	WikiPedia definition of "decay" Decay may refer to: Decay (DC Comics), a comic book character; Bacterial decay, decomposition of organic matter; Radioactive decay; Urban decay; Particle decay, in physics; Orbital ... (More) Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and radiation. This decay, or loss of energy, results in an atom of ... (More) Half-Life: Decay is an add-on included in the PlayStation 2 port of the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and published in 2001. (More) In particle physics, proton decay is a hypothetical form of radioactive decay in which the proton decays into lighter subatomic particles, usually a neutral pion and a positron. (More) In nuclear physics, beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta particle (an electron or a positron) is emitted. In the case of electron emission, it is referred to ... (More) In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to the radioactive decay of different discrete radioactive decay products as a chained series of transformations. (More) Historically, the progression of decomposition of a living organism has been described as taking place in four stages: fresh , bloat (putrefaction), decay (putrefaction and ... (More) Decay is the daughter of Medusa and a villain who has battled Wonder Woman. Character history. To win the approval of his father Ares, Phobos (god of fear) journeyed to the Cavern ... (More) A quantity is said to be subject to exponential decay if it decreases at a rate proportional to its value. Symbolically, this can be expressed as the following differential ... (More) Dental caries is a disease which damages the structures of teeth. Tooth decay or cavities are consequences of caries. If left untreated, the disease can lead to pain, tooth loss ... (More)

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