biological decay

The series' episodes thematically offer examples of structural and biological decay.

Most polymer chains are unlikely to break down on their own, so biological decay is stymied.

The poem's central themes of mortality, biological decay, and ecological interdependence are explored in the novel.

Biologically, biological loading refers to the rate of biological decay in proportion to tank volume.

This lack of a readiness to die, we are told, is indicative of an inner rot-a moral and biological decay.

The dose rate from a single uptake decays over time due to both radioactive decay and biological decay.

If the wreck stayed uncovered any longer it risked irreversible damage from biological decay and tidal scouring.

While chemical reactions between atoms (as in biological decay) may be affected at these temperatures (usually slowed), what goes on inside the atom itself is not.

This incident led to a more comprehensive understanding that near-freezing temperatures and the lack of decaying bacteria or fungi at increased depths prevented biological decay.

The biological decay constant is often approximated as it is more difficult to accurately determine than the physical decay constant.

Also, Carbon-14 decay is independent of biological decay, so the Ice Man's slowed decay did not affect the date obtained.

Biological decay may be slowed by sub-zero temperatures, but Carbon-14 radioactive decay occurs as beta particles (electrons) are emitted from the nucleus.

But even if I did believe it I should still keep to my present line, because it is the only line that will prevent a highly organised civilisation from ending in biological decay.

A full excavation however, also meant removing the protective layers of silt that prevented the remaining ship structure from being destroyed through biological decay and the scouring of the currents; the operation had to be completed within a predetermined timespan of a few years or it risked irreversible damage.