natural decay
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- moldForm-giving container
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
bacteria · organic · earth · soil · humus · wither · crumble · breakdown · entropy · cycle · leaves · mulch · corpse · carrion · ferment · putrid · stench · maggots
- food spoilagerot, mold growth, spoilage, rancidity, staleness
- wabi-sabiimperfection, impermanence, transience, patina, kintsugi
process direction
natural decaygrowth
Increase in size
regeneration · synthesis · renewal · biosynthesis · flourishing
intervention
natural decayembalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
mummification · cryopreservation · chemical treatment · refrigeration · taxidermy
preservation state
natural decaypreservation
Maintaining something's condition
conservation · incorruptibility · mummification · permanence · stasis