The process of decomposition would be slowed down.
Describes the process of decomposition human bodies go through after death.
In addition, when marine organisms die and fall to the ocean floor, CO2 is released through the process of decomposition.
She gained intimate knowledge of the process of decomposition when it is unhindered by embalming: first comes a loosening of the skin, followed by bloating, putrefaction, and blackening.
The production of distilled spirits is based upon fermentation, the natural process of decomposition of organic materials containing carbohydrates.
As the bale is filled with your "liquid gold", the nitrogen in the urine reacts with the carbon in the straw to begin the process of decomposition - forming a rich mound of composted humus within 6-12 months.
The process of decomposition of dead materials is of crucial importance to the continued health of the forest because plants depend on rapid recycling of mineral nutrients.
Similar to fungi, these organisms also have the capacity to partially break down cellulose into intermediate molecules and facilitate the process of decomposition.
I open the refrigerator and peer into the fruit drawer wondering why it had not done a good job of postponing the inevitable process of decomposition.
The production of biogenic methane gas is part of the process of decomposition of organic matter carried out by anaerobic microorganisms (those capable of living in the absence of free oxygen).
In "Elegy," set to a Blake poem about a worm-eaten rose, Ms. Kuhlmann's melancholic line floated above dragging, viscous strings; her final note wilted downward, evoking the process of decomposition.
