decomposition

Many of the bodies are still unidentified, owing to their advanced state of decomposition.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rather than expecting microorganisms to break down materials that are naturally resistant to decomposition, scientists could develop plastics with chemical structures that make biological recycling possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

While the biodegradable plastics were completely broken down within approximately nine to eleven months, conventional high-density polyethylene showed almost no decomposition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The vast majority were "uncovered and in varying states of decomposition" and the funeral home was "dirty and unkempt".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

It was a smell of general decomposition but one with universal dimensions, one that an athlete could identify until the day of his death.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Their approach involves clever decompositions of the cube circumscribing the bicylinder. 

From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2018

We obtain the same values for and using either method, so the decompositions are the same using either method.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

Although this method is not seen very often in textbooks, we present it here as an alternative that may make some partial fraction decompositions easier.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

So it's not a moment; it's a process that actually begins when the heart stops and culminates in the complete loss of the body, the decompositions of all the cells.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, by suitable means, cellulose can be made to undergo various chemical decompositions which will be noted in some detail.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech