Collocations for decay - noun

rapid | slow | dental, tooth | economic, industrial, urban | moral, physical, social

cause
Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth, causing decay.

stop
Without a lot of money, the mayor won''t be able to stop urban decay.

reverse
This government promises to reverse industrial decay.

prevent
The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.

fall into
old buildings that had fallen into decay

in ~
The derelict buildings are the signs of a town in decay.

~ in
Smoking accelerates age-related decay in the heart and arteries.

~ of
the slow decay of the castle and the surrounding buildings

the process of decay, signs of decay
My dentist could not find any signs of decay.

an odour/a smell/a stench of decay
A smell of decay pervaded the air.

a state of decay