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mustiness collapse: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

suppurate collapse: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

corrosion collapse: erosion by chemical action; a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

putrefy collapse: become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"

spoilage collapse: the process of becoming spoiled; the amount that has spoiled

dry rot collapse: a fungus causing dry rot; a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus

cancer collapse: type genus of the family Cancridae; the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22; a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer; any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

decomposition collapse: the analysis of a vector field; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action; (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance; in a decomposed state

decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

mortify collapse: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"; practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

oxidation collapse: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

worm collapse: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae; screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack; a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"; a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

crumble collapse: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"; fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

fester collapse: a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus; ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"

canker collapse: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth); a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark; infect with a canker; become infected with a canker

must collapse: grape juice before or during fermentation; a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"

decay collapse: the organic phenomenon of rotting; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; the process of gradually becoming inferior; the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation; 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"; fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"; undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

disorganization collapse: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"; a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

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