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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| disintegrate | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| decompose | xx/ | Verb, Verb |
| crumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| putrefaction | /x/x | Noun |
| degradation | xx/x | Noun |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| rotting | /x | Verb |
| degeneration | xxx/x | Noun |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| degeneracy | x/xxx | Noun |
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun |
| erosion | x/x | Noun |
| fading | /x | Noun |
| dissipation | xx/x | Noun |
| annihilation | xxx/x | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| ruination | /x/x | Noun |
| entropy | /xx | Noun |
| degenerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| transience | /xx | Noun |
| aging | /x | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| neglect | x/ | Noun |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| dissolution | xx/x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| corroding | x/x | Noun |
| disuse | x/ | Noun |
| corruption | x/x | Noun |
| progression | x/x | Noun |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| decadence | /xx | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun |
| ravages | /xx | Noun |
| senescence | x/x | Noun |
| corrosion | x/x | Noun |
| accumulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| starvation | x/x | Noun |
| destabilization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| desolation | xx/x | Noun |
| discoloration | xxx/x | Noun |
| oxidation | xx/x | Noun |
| depletion | x/x | Noun |
| atrophy | /xx | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| rebirth | x/ | Noun |
| maturation | xx/x | Noun |
| impermanence | x/xx | Noun |
| pestilence | /xx | Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| spoilage | /x | Noun |
| exponentially | xx/xx | Adverb |
| depravity | x/xx | Noun |
| ripening | /xx | Noun |
| obsolescence | xx/x | Noun |
| squalor | /x | Noun |
| oscillations | xx/x | Noun |
| instability | xx/xx | Noun |
| contamination | xxx/x | Noun |
| regeneration | x/x/x | Noun |
| accelerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| vanishing | /xx | Noun |
| obliteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| sickness | /x | Noun |
| infection | x/x | Noun |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| propagation | xx/x | Noun |
| dying | /x | Verb |
| damage | /x | Noun |
| decimation | /xxx | Noun |
| irreversible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| stabilization | xxx/x | Noun |
| radioactivity | /xxx/xx | Noun |
| caries | xx | Noun |
| digestion | x/x | Noun |
| perishing | /xx | Noun |
| decommissioning | xx/xx | Noun |
| withering | /xx | Noun |
| resorption | x/x | Noun |
| losing | /x | Verb |
| inactivation | xxx/x | Noun |
| attenuation | x/x/x | Noun |
| deconstruction | xx/x | Noun |
| dismantling | x/xx | Noun |
| muon | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lying | /x | Noun |
| radioactive | xxx/x | Verb, Adjective |
| meson | /x | Noun |
| nuclide | xx | Noun |
| postharvest | //x | Adjective |
| pion | /x | Noun |
| isotopes | /xx | Verb |
| anisotropy | xx/xx | Adjective |
| teeth | / | Adjective |
| proton | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| radionuclide | /xx/x | Noun |
| unperceived | xx/ | Adjective |
| positron | /xx | Verb |
| beta | /x | Adjective |
| senile | /x | Adjective |
| shewing | /x | Verb |
| tritium | /xx | Noun |
| stench | / | Noun |
| excitons | x/x | Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| amelioration | xxx/x | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| calculated | /xxx | Adjective |
| cavity | /xx | Noun |
| consist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| correlation | xx/x | Noun |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| deactivation | x/x/x | Noun |
| debasement | x/x | Noun |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deletion | x/x | Noun |
| demoralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| dimensionless | x/xx | Adjective |
| disablement | x/xx | Noun |
| disaggregation | xxx/x | Noun |
| disappearance | xx/x | Noun |
| disillusionment | xx/xx | Noun |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| disorganization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| dispersal | x/x | Noun |
| displacement | x/x | Noun |
| dissection | x/x | Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| downgrading | //x | Noun |
| downsizing | /xx | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| droop | / | Noun, Verb |
| erode | x/ | Verb |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| excitation | xx/x | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| filiation | xx/x | Noun |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| gnaw | / | Verb, Noun |
| gnaw at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| havoc | /x | Noun, Verb |
| impairment | x/x | Noun |
| impoverishment | x/xx | Noun |
| kinetic | x/x | Adjective |
| lapsing | /x | Noun |
| mold | / | Noun, Verb |
| mould | / | Noun, Verb |
| normalised | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| normalized | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| parentage | /xx | Noun |
| polarization | xxx/x | Noun |
| pulse | / | Noun, Verb |
| quenching | /x | Noun |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| recuperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| regression | x/x | Noun |
| relaxation | xx/x | Noun |
| retrogression | /x/x | Noun |
| revocation | xx/x | Noun |
| ruin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rust | / | Noun, Verb |
| saturation | xx/x | Noun |
| scattering | /xx | Noun |
| scum | / | Noun, Verb |
| spoil | / | Verb, Noun |
| suppression | x/x | Noun |
| transmutation | xx/x | Noun |
| wane | / | Verb, Noun |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| wear | / | Verb, Noun |
| wear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wear out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weather | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| wilt | / | Verb, Noun |
| worsening | /xx | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
