Decay
121decay — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. rot, decompose. b tr. cause to rot or decompose. 2 intr. & tr. decline or cause to decline in quality, power, wealth, energy, beauty, etc. 3 intr. Physics a (usu. foll. by to) (of a substance etc.) undergo change by… …
122decay accelerating factor — Plasma protein that regulates complement cascade by blocking the formation of the C3bBb complex (the C3 convertase of the alternate pathway). Widely distributed in tissues but deficient in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria …
123decay series — Physics. See radioactive series. * * * …
124decay product — a nuclide, which may be stable or radioactive, resulting from the radioactive disintegration of a radionuclide, being formed either directly or as the result of successive transformations in a radioactive series. Called also daughter …
125decay scheme — a diagram detailing the disintegration pattern for an atom, showing transitions between various energy states …
126Decay-Effekt — Abnutzungseffekt, der bei Rezipienten bei sich wiederholender ⇡ Werbung auftreten kann und zu einer Verminderung der ⇡ Werbewirkung führt. Vgl. auch ⇡ Reaktanz …
127decay series — Physics. See radioactive series …
128Radioactive decay — For particle decay in a more general context, see Particle decay. For more information on hazards of various kinds of radiation from decay, see Ionizing radiation. Radioactive redirects here. For other uses, see Radioactive (disambiguation).… …
