| decay |
In ocean wave studies, the loss of energy from wind-generated ocean waves after they have ceased to be acted on by the wind. This process is accompanied by an increase in wave length and a decrease in wave height.
Ãâó: amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse
|
|---|---|
| decompression |
the formation of gas bubbles in the body's tissues as a result of a scuba diver ascending too quickly from depth; commonly called the bends
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_d.asp
|
| decay product |
The isotope produced by the decay of a radioactive isotope.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/3471/glossary_body.html
|
| decomposer |
fungi, bacteria, insects, and other organisms which help break down dead organic matter into new soil
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/17456/glossary.html
|
| decomposition |
the break-down of dead organisms and the release of the nutrients incorporated in their bodies back into the environment
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/11226/main/c17jar.htm
|