Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 11 compound words that contain decay. The most common are listed below. Open decay in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- tooth decayDental caries.
- radioactive decayAny of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.
- alpha decayradioactive decay by emitting an alpha particle.
- beta decayA nuclear reaction in which a beta particle (electron or positron) is emitted.
- exponential decayA decrease where the rate of decrease is proportional to the amount remaining.
- decay chainA series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and six beta decays in order …
- digital decayThe gradual process by which information online or in digital storage disappears or becomes inaccessible.
- arrested decayState of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.
- bit decaySynonym of bit rot: The putative tendency of content in storage to become corrupt over time.
- c-decayThe discredited theory that the speed of light has decreased over time, proposed by creationists in order to support the belief that the universe is a few thousand years old even though there are objects visible today that are billions of …
- decay chainsplural of decay chain: A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and six …
- decay constantIn a radioactive material, an atom's probability, per unit time, of decaying; it is related to half-life by the equation t_1/2=(ln 2)/λ, where t_1/2 is the half-life, and λ is the decay constant.
- decay seriesSynonym of decay chain: A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and …
- decay timeThe amount of time required for a collection of atoms of a specific radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number, equivalent to 1/e, where e = 2.71828.
- delta decayA second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- gamma decayA nuclear reaction with the emission of a gamma ray.
- nuclear decayRadioactive decay.
- particle decayAny spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.
- platform decayThe phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements, recurring payments, and sponsored content, in order to increase profits.
- urban decaySynonym of urban blight: Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
- vacuum decayA hypothetical process whereby spacetime undergoes a phase transition (decays) into a lower-energy state.
- volatility decaySynonym of volatility drag: A negative impact on the compound returns from a leveraged investment product caused by an underlying reference value being regularly reset so that to cover any loss in value the appreciation in proportion to it …
- non-stop decayA cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of damaged or mutant messenger RNAs lacking a stop codon in the proper reading frame.
- nonsense-mediated decayA cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of messenger RNAs with premature stop codons resulting from nonsense mutations or frameshifts.
- array decayThe conversion of an array variable into a pointer to its first element.
Compound words 11
- biodecaybiological or biochemical decay
- decayabilityAbility to decay.
- decayableCapable of decaying; perishable.
- decaylessUndecaying, imperishable.
- photodecayphotochemical decay
- predecayPrior to decay (of e.g. a radioactive particle).
- semidecayPartial decay.
- decayersplural of decayer: That which causes decay.
- decayingsplural of decaying: present participle and gerund of decay
- radiodecayradioactive decay