"decay" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

decay sustantivo

sustantivo + decay
Kolokacji: 7
tooth decay • beta decay • proton decay • alpha decay • gamma decay • ...
decay + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 9
decay product • decay rate • decay mode • decay process • decay chain • ...
decay + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
decay causes • decay occurs • decay happens
verbo + decay
Kolokacji: 8
fall into decay • prevent tooth decay • undergo decay • cause tooth decay • smell decay • ...
adjetivo + decay
Kolokacji: 32
radioactive decay • urban decay • moral decay • social decay • natural decay • ...
(2) urban, moral
Kolokacji: 2
(3) social, cultural
Kolokacji: 2
(5) slow, rapid, gradual
Kolokacji: 3
(8) dental, general
Kolokacji: 2
(9) organic, bacterial, fungal
Kolokacji: 3
1. organic decay = organiczny rozpad organic decay
2. bacterial decay = bakteryjny rozpad bacterial decay
3. fungal decay = grzybiczny rozpad fungal decay
  • It attacks hardwoods such as oak and chestnut, always where some fungal decay has taken or is taking place.
  • It is an important timber tree, valued for the resistance of its wood to fungal decay.
  • An unknown fungus sometimes causes severe spotted chlorosis and premature senescence of older phyllodes, while the narrow creamy yellow sapwood is susceptible to rapid fungal decay.
  • This week, the Autumwatch team followed Westonbirt's tree team to find out how they inspect trees for fungal decay and hazards.
  • There fungal decay is found, this expert should specify the cause and suggest measures for its elimination.
  • Other forms of fungal decay of timber in buildings are relatively unimportant because they are not able to spread to sound wood.
  • It naturally contains silica, which makes it resistant to fungal decay, many of the effects of water (such as rot, swelling and warping), as well as chemicals.
  • This type of fungal decay subsequently also became known as 'true dry rot'.
  • The timber is valued for its resistance to fungal decay.
  • The copper is the principal active ingredient, Mr. DeVenzio said, and it protects against termites and fungal decay.
preposición + decay
Kolokacji: 12
of decay • into decay • from decay • in decay • to decay • ...

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