spoilage

2 definitions found

spoilage - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spoilage
      n 1: the amount that has spoiled
      2: the process of becoming spoiled [syn: spoilage, spoiling]
      3: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her
         spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: spoil, spoiling,
         spoilage]

spoilage - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "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