decomposition
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"However, maximum decomposition is not desirable in every ecosystem," says co-project leader Franz Bender, head of the agroecological assessments team at Agroscope.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 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
The process was efficient enough to prevent microplastics from forming during decomposition.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
There may also be a risk of explosion, it added, because of large volumes of internal gas caused by decomposition.
From BBC ● May 16, 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
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
In a similar manner many decompositions are due to light; for example, hydrogen peroxide is decomposed into water and oxygen.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
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