| decomposition | n 1. act of disintegrating, penguraian: the ~ of water into hydrogen and oxygen, penguraian air kpd hidrogen dan oksigen; 2. process of decaying, pereputan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decay | n 1. decline, kemerosotan: the ~ of intellectual power, kemerosotan intelek; moral ~, kemerosotan akhlak; 2. dilapidation, usang: the old castle was in a state of ~, istana tua itu dlm keadaan usang; 3. rotting, a. (gen) pereputan: the ~ of organic matter, pereputan bahan organik; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk, menjadi busuk: a chemical that will slow down the process of ~ in fruits, bahan kimia yg boleh melambatkan proses membusuk dlm buah-buahan; c. (of tooth) kerosakan: proper dental care helps prevent tooth ~, penjagaan gigi yg sempurna dapat menghindarkan kerosakan gigi; 4. result of decaying, bahagian yg rosak: to remove the ~ from a tooth, membuang bahagian yg rosak pd gigi; fall into ~, a. decline, mengalami kemerosotan, merosot; b. become dilapidated, menjadi usang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corruption | n /b. depravity, kerosakan akhlak: the ~ among the upper classes, kerosakan akhlak di kalangan kelas atasan; 2. act of bribing, perbuatan memberi /rasuah, sogokan, suapan/; 3. instance of bribing, (amalan) /rasuah, menyogok/: to eradicate ~, menghapuskan amalan rasuah; 4. decomposition, pereputan; 5. adulteration, pencemaran: the ~ of the manuscript by copyists, pencemaran manuskrip oleh penyalin; “critter” is a ~ of “creature”, perkataan “critter” ialah pencemaran drpd perkataan “creature”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |