spoilage
[spoi-lij]
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Origin of spoilage
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Related Words for spoilage
ruination, dilapidation, downfall, putrefaction, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, putrescence, mortification, disintegration, fading, decadence, decline, extinction, senescence, consumption, rot, ruin, decomposition, blightExamples from the Web for spoilage
Contemporary Examples of spoilage
It will also hide unwanted vegetal flavors and even mask certain types of spoilage.
Historical Examples of spoilage
They were usually present during warm weather when spoilage was worst.
The Bounty of the ChesapeakeJames Wharton
Besides this increase in production there is the decrease in spoilage.
Artificial LightM. Luckiesh
Spoilage of products is nearly always due to carelessness in one of these steps.
A Little Preserving Book for a Little GirlAmy Waterman
Now in connection with the spoilage and rotting that is another matter.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual MeetingNorthern Nut Growers Association
Anything that came in cans or packages that seemed safe from spoilage was carefully stowed away in the cave.
Ticktock and JimKeith Robertson
spoilage
- the act or an instance of spoiling or the state or condition of being spoilt
- an amount of material that has been wasted by being spoiltthe spoilage of corn was considerable
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