Spoilage

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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