[syn: spoil, spoiling, spoilage]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]
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