Word Study
spoilage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun spoilage has 3 senses
- spoilage(n = noun.quantity) Array - the amount that has spoiled; Array is a kind of indefinite quantity
- spoilage(n = noun.process) spoiling - the process of becoming spoiled; Array is a kind of decay
- spoilage(n = noun.act) spoil, spoiling - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" is a kind of injury
has particulars: mildew, mold, mould, souring
Derived form verb spoil2
Derived form verb spoil1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spoilage, n.
1 paper spoilt in printing.
2 the spoiling of food etc. by decay.
1 paper spoilt in printing.
2 the spoiling of food etc. by decay.
THESAURUS
spoilage
biodegradability, biodegradation, breakup, caries, carrion, corrosion, corruption, decay, decomposition, degradability, degradation, dilapidation, disintegration, disorganization, dissolution, dry rot, foulness, gangrene, mildew, mold, mortification, necrosis, oxidation, oxidization, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity, putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankness, resolution, rot, rottenness, rust, slough, sphacelation, sphacelus, tooth decay
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