Her third-grade class studied the process of decomposition by observing what happens to apple slices over a two-week period. From LearnThat.org.
Protein decomposition, which is apt to cause heavy financial losses, ceases almost altogether. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1945 - Presentation Speech] Reference
These changes are largely of a nature that the chemist knows as decomposition changes. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
Such products are in general called decomposition products, or sometimes cleavage products. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
Once more, the red image from the decomposition is the best, so we won't show the other two colors. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
But the difference in the two parts of the connected battery, that is, the decomposition or experimental cell, and the acting cells, is simply this. From Wordnik.com. [Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1] Reference
Just enough decomposition is perfect. From Wordnik.com. [does anyone leave the pheasants to hang after they shoot it? is it safe? are there any benefits?] Reference
One of the products of decomposition is methane. From Wordnik.com. [POO POWER: Giant Vat of Crap to Produce Natural Gas for CA | Inhabitat] Reference
A decomposition is the necessary precursor of life?. From Wordnik.com. [Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments] Reference
And looking at the kind of decomposition, it's very dependent upon environmental conditions -- water or no water. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2008] Reference
The investigator doesn ` t ask him about any smell, and no, he doesn ` t mention that she smelled like any kind of decomposition or anything like that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2008] Reference
The DEQ thinks the odor is likely some kind of decomposition gas. From Wordnik.com. [WVEC Top Stories] Reference
5) At what stage in decomposition does the epidermis separate from the dermis?. From Wordnik.com. [Trivia] Reference
Indeed, the word diaspora was used most frequently to describe "decomposition". From Wordnik.com. [The Sacred Page] Reference
But they also come from the decomposition of living organisms. From Wordnik.com. [Come In, Mars] Reference
"But it's an institution in the final stages of decomposition.". From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Tipped Threat] Reference
She had margarine tubs from 1963 in all stages of decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Susan Corso: Getting Rid of Stuff] Reference
That decomposition essentially burns up the oxygen in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Massive 'Dead Zone' Threatens Gulf Marine Life] Reference
Prof. LAMPILA: It smells bad and it's decomposition aroma of that. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf Fish Cordoned Off For Seafood Sniffers' Inspection] Reference
Most important, humus is the last stage in the decomposition of organic matter. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
By inhibiting decomposition, landfills help in the fight against global warming. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Out For The Garbage Police] Reference
That's meant at least several million yuan a year spent on fighting decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [China: Burying the Past] Reference
The typical model is about 3 cubic feet in size and allows air to flow through, helping with decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Compost your leaves this fall] Reference
One Vatican expert was quoted as saying that materials like lead oxidize and slow the decomposition process. From Wordnik.com. [Preparing the Pontiff] Reference
Once the oxygen within the lead container escapes, then the lack of oxygen does slow down the decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [Preparing the Pontiff] Reference
But is Hirst's work really recession proof — especially given the susceptibility of his pieces to decomposition?. From Wordnik.com. [Betting Big On Hirst] Reference
The latter symptom is especially prominent if the membranes have been retained for several days, and decomposition has begun. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
He tole 'em it was not entirely cole over de heart, an 'da mus'n't bury me until decomposition took place, cuze it might be a trance. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
Authorities initially had difficulty determining how many times Martin had been stabbed because of the severe decomposition of her body. From Wordnik.com. [Doctors deem D.C. man fit to stand trial] Reference
If I haven't been watching the process of decomposition for so long, I would probably be more disturbed by the scene than the still-living. From Wordnik.com. [From Beyond] Reference
Such a storm could drive oil on to land, causing further damage, but it could also break up and disperse the oil, speeding its decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [A deadly addiction: figures confirm BP well blowout is history's biggest accidental marine spill] Reference
But, because of the physical effects of decomposition, it is our policy -- though the family has the right to see the body if it's not embalmed. From Wordnik.com. [Preparing the Pontiff] Reference
But where we might think we see echoes of birch trees, outlines of sand dollars and bird beaks, so do we sense the decomposition latent in them. From Wordnik.com. [ArtScene: Catch Them Before They Close: Top Current Exhibitions in the Northwest] Reference
Or in insurance-speak: “The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot.”. From Wordnik.com. [Thirsty potted plant exacts fiery revenge on Arkansas homeowner] Reference
Although I cannot see her, my grandmother lies in a pine box punctured with holes to expedite decomposition, for that is the goal: from dust to dust. From Wordnik.com. [The Dying Tradition] Reference
But, on the other hand, should decomposition set in before the internal parts have become securely consolidated, the most disastrous results may ensue. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
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