decomposition

Mbodj said the four latest bodies were found in "a very advanced state of decomposition" and that authorisation had been requested to bury them on-site.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The buried plastic films remained in the forest soil for a full year, allowing the team to compare decomposition under natural conditions with the carefully monitored laboratory experiments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In forests, peat is an accumulation of spongy, highly flammable, carbon-rich material formed over time through the decomposition of plant matter.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 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