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decompactions

decompactions is the plural of decompaction.

Meaning of decompaction

Noun

decompaction (countable and uncountable, plural decompactions)

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

Questions about decompactions

What is decompactions the plural of?
Decompactions is the plural of decompaction.

Words near decompactions in the dictionary

  1. decompactifies
  2. decompactify
  3. decompactifying
  4. decompacting
  5. decompaction
  6. decompactions
  7. decompactor
  8. decompactors
  9. decompacts
  10. decompartmentalisation
  11. decompartmentalisations

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