decompaction

decompaction

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English compaction
English decompaction

    From de- + compaction.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /diːkəmˈpækʃən/

    Noun

    decompaction (countable and uncountable, plural decompactions)

    1. (chiefly in geology, biochemistry) The act or process of making something less compact; often specifically the reversal of previous compaction
      • 1995, Georgiy P. Zaraisky, Victor N. Balashov, “Thermal Decompaction of Rocks”, in Shmulovich et al., editors, Fluids in the Crust‎[1], →ISBN, page 254:
        As a result of decompaction, the permeability of low-porosity rocks may increase by several orders of magnitude.

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