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decay2

/dɪˈkeɪ/

Translation

n [u]
deterioro
desmoronamiento
descomposición
tooth decay
caries
(Definition of decay n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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