Words ending with ecay

5 letter words ending with ecay

• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• alpha decay — the radioactive decay process resulting in emission of alpha particles
• beta decay — the radioactive transformation of an atomic nucleus accompanying the emission of an electron. It involves unit change of atomic number but none in mass number
• bit decay — bit rot
• gamma decay — type of radioactivity in which an unstable atomic nucleus dissipates energy by gamma emission, producing gamma rays.