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• decay — ► VERB 1) rot through the action of bacteria and fungi. 2) decline in quality or vigour. 3) Physics (of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation. ► NOUN 1) the state or process of decaying …   English terms dictionary

• decay — verb 1》 rot or cause to rot through the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.     ↘decline in quality or vigour; deteriorate. 2》 Physics (of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation.… …   English new terms dictionary

• decay — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. rot, decompose. b tr. cause to rot or decompose. 2 intr. & tr. decline or cause to decline in quality, power, wealth, energy, beauty, etc. 3 intr. Physics a (usu. foll. by to) (of a substance etc.) undergo change by… …   Useful english dictionary

• Compartmentalization of decay in trees — (CODIT) is a concept created by Dr. Alex Shigo after years of studying tree decay patterns. Though disputed upon its introduction in the late 1970s, the concept is now widely accepted[citation needed] and can be found in many arboriculture… …   Wikipedia

• Radiative transfer equation and diffusion theory for photon transport in biological tissue — Photon transport in biological tissue can be equivalently modeled numerically with Monte Carlo simulations or analytically by the radiative transfer equation (RTE). However, the RTE is difficult to solve without introducing approximations. A… …   Wikipedia

• Alpha decay — 2 less. For example:(The second form is preferred because the first form appears electrically unbalanced. Fundamentally, the recoiling nucleus is very quickly stripped of two electrons to neutralize the ionized helium cation.)An alpha particle is …   Wikipedia

• Slow Decay — Torchwoodbook title=Slow Decay number=3 featuring=Jack Harkness Gwen Cooper Owen Harper Toshiko Sato Ianto Jones writer=Andy Lane publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 978 0 563 48655 8 set between= Ghost Machine and Cyberwoman pages=357 date=4 January… …   Wikipedia

• Forensic entomological decomposition — One aspect of forensic entomology is the use of insect science in investigations of human deaths. A detailed background on the stages of decomposition and associated fauna is key to interpreting information such as postmortem interval. Forensic… …   Wikipedia

• Femoral hernia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K41 ICD 9 553.0 …   Wikipedia

• caries — car·i·es || keÉ™rɪiːz n. tooth and bone decay (Pathology); tissue decay (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Hypoxia (environmental) — Hypoxia, or oxygen depletion, is a phenomenon that occurs in aquatic environments as dissolved oxygen (DO; molecular oxygen dissolved in the water) becomes reduced in concentration to a point where it becomes detrimental to aquatic organisms… …   Wikipedia