| 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 |
| decaying | adj 1. declining, sedang merosot: ~ moral principles, prinsip moral yg sedang merosot; 2. rotting, a. (gen) mereput: the ~ roots of a plant, akar-akar pokok yg mereput; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk; c. (of tooth) rosak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decay | vi 1. decline, merosot: a society that is fast ~ing, masyarakat yg sedang merosot dgn cepatnya; 2. become dilapidated, menjadi usang: the house ~ed from lack of care, rumah itu menjadi usang krn tdk dijaga; 3. rot, a. (gen) mereput, menjadi reput: garbage ~ing in the back lanes, sampah-sarap yg mereput di lorong-lorong belakang; the parent cell having reached its full development dies and ~s, setelah mencapai perkembangan sempurna sel induk akan mati dan mereput; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk, menjadi busuk; c. (of tooth) menjadi rosak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |