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predecay

predecay adjective: prior to decay (of e.g. a radioactive particle).

Adjective

predecay (not comparable)

  1. Prior to decay (of e.g. a radioactive particle).

Origin of predecay

From pre- + decay.

Questions about predecay

What does predecay mean?
Predecay means prior to decay (of e.g. a radioactive particle).
What part of speech is predecay?
Predecay is an adjective.

Words near predecay in the dictionary

  1. predebriefing
  2. predebs
  3. predebutante
  4. predebutantes
  5. predecarboxylation
  6. predecay
  7. predecease
  8. predeceased
  9. predeceaser
  10. predeceasers
  11. predeceases

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