"Rapid decay" means that something is quickly deteriorating or breaking down.
Sentences with «rapid decay»
Due to rapid decay of C - 14, it can only accurately produce dates in the thousands of years, not in the millions, or billions. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
During a continued stretch of existence, it is by avoiding rapid decay into the inert state of equilibrium that an organism appears so enigmatic; so much so that from the earliest stages of human thought some special non-physical or supernatural force was claimed to be operative in the organism. (religion-online.org)
The potential for rapid decay is the reason the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends the second step of preventative dentistry, a child's first dental exam, occur no later than his or her first birthday. (pediatricdentalcenter.com)