| In the decomposition, four moles of nitroglycerin decompose into approximately 30 moles of carbon dioxide, water, nitrogen, and oxygen. |
| However, bacterial decomposition had saturated the Vasa's oaken beams with hydrogen sulfide, which eventually created a huge reservoir of sulfur. |
| For most large deposits of agate or silicified wood, silica was derived from the decomposition of volcanic rocks. |
| Tannin helps the leather to resist the effects of heat, decomposition by water and attack by all manner of organisms. |
| On the basis of this decomposition we found that, on balance, neither of these has been the dominant factor. |
| Methane is often called marsh gas because it forms in swamps and marshes from the underwater decomposition of plant and animal material. |
