===Noun===

=====The breaking down or rotting of organic matter through the action of bacteria, fungi=====

: or other organisms; decomposition.

===Verb===

=====To undergo decay.=====

===Antonyms===

=====adjective=====

:[[imputrescible]]

===Synonyms===

=====adjective=====

:[[crumbling]] , [[spoiling]] , [[decomposing]] , [[breaking down]] , [[breaking up]] , [[wasting away]] , [[deteriorating]] , [[rusting]] , [[oxidizing]] , [[eroding]] , [[wearing away]] , [[disintegrating]] , [[collapsing]] , [[falling to pieces]] , [[bedraggled]] , [[broken-down]] , [[decrepit]] , [[dilapidated]] , [[dingy]] , [[down-at-heel]] , [[faded]] , [[mangy]] , [[rundown]] , [[scrubby]] , [[scruffy]] , [[seedy]] , [[shoddy]] , [[sleazy]] , [[tattered]] , [[tatty]] , [[threadbare]] , [[carious]] , [[corrupt]] , [[decadent]] , [[mouldering]] , [[putrefying]] , [[rotting]]