Sentences with phrase «rapid decay»
"Rapid decay" means that something is quickly deteriorating or breaking down. Full definition
Due to rapid decay of C - 14, it can only accurately produce dates in the thousands of years, not in the millions, or billions.
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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.
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.
Actinium - 225 has a half - life of 10 days, with subsequent rapid decay into three daughter atoms, each giving off an alpha particle.
That suggests mummification had blocked rapid decay of a corpse's flesh, Booth's team says.
Swiftly transforming the most difficult challenges into opportunities, the unsolvable problems into solutions and rapid decay into growth.
This disease can cause severe and rapid decay of the baby teeth, with that causing a myriad of problems for the child.
It is by avoiding the rapid decay into an inert system of equilibrium that a thunderstorm appears so extraordinary.
The latest study shows that NMD suppresses inappropriate UPR activities by driving the rapid decay of several normal mRNAs encoding proteins critical for the UPR.
Green and yellow lines represent jets of subatomic particles that may have been created by the rapid decay of a Higgs boson.
In lampreys, for example, certain parts of the brain and the mouth that distinguish the animals from earlier relatives begin a rapid decay within 24 hours.
Both groups experienced a rapid decay in memory of what the letters had been, but the gamers outperformed the non-gamers at every time interval.
Atomic accelerators bombard nuclei; adding that energy produces radioisotopes and rapid decay.
Because of the rapid decay during an option's final 30 days of life, many option sellers prefer to write short - term options.
Small leaks (such as occasional drips at nail holes) can be tolerated by storage and drying of the moisture, but larger leaks often result in rapid decay and damage to interior finishes.