To become overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents, hereby becoming unfit for consumption (referring to food).
the process of gradually becoming inferior
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
undergo decay or decomposition
fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
the organic phenomenon of rotting
the phenomenon of spontaneous changes in the nucleus of an atom
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; of particles
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
