decomposition

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

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Because the decomposition of organic matter can consume oxygen, burying more carbon helped favor the continued buildup of oxygen in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The dinosaur ended up in a salty marsh, where conditions slowed decomposition and helped preserve the fragile network of blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 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

There's little of the decomposition you see on most long-dead shamblers, none of the older clothing or loose hanging skin.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2018

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

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

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

Rain water more readily penetrates, carrying dissolved substances with it: biochemical decompositions also proceed.

From The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction by Harriett Bradley