wood decay

collocation in English

meaningsofwoodanddecay

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wood
adjective
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
made ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈkeɪ/us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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(Definition ofwoodanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Termites in tropical forests show varied contributions towooddecay, depending on wood size and quality.
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It typically causes strip-canker and generalwooddecay.
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Basic laboratory techniques for studyingwooddecaywere severely lacking in 1942.
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The rhizomorphs invade the trunk, growing between the bark and the wood and causingwooddecay, growth reduction and mortality.
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Her major area of focus waswooddecayfungi.
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The original tower suffered fromwooddecayand was later replaced with a metal structure.
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It is a plant pathogen and awooddecayfungus.
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Bioluminescence is an oxygen-dependent metabolic process because it provides antioxidant protection against the potentially damaging effects of reactive oxygen species produced duringwooddecay.
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The details of the biodegradation are not yet well understood and the pathways depends on the type ofwooddecay.
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His work included the use of cladistics, synoptic keys, and the study ofwooddecay,wooddecayinhibitors, and detoxification processes.
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Polypores and their relatives corticioid fungi are the most important agents ofwooddecay.
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In order to study these differences, she also helped develop a technique known as the soil-block technique, which allows forwooddecayto be studied at an accelerated rate.
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The term is a misnomer because all wood decaying fungi need a minimum amount of moisture before decay begins.
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He therefore never constructed a new bedroom, and eventually, the wood decayed after rain.
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The wood decayed, but the arrangement of the letters survived.
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