residence time

noun

1. Also called residence. Chemistry.,  the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.

2. Physics.,  the length of time radioactive material, as gas or particles, remains in the atmosphere after detonation of a nuclear device.

Example Sentences

This suggests that there are any number of steady-state solutions, which affect the amount of residence time gas stays in front of the deflagration.

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Given the "concerted inputs of PFAS" from waterways entering the Gulf of Maine and the long residence time of its waters, Robuck expects that Rice will find high levels.

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Herzog is testing design improvements to increase water’s “residence time” in the hyporheic and is studying how much that increases cleansing.

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“Reduced ship speeds also increase the residence time of a ship in a given area where whales are active,” the council said.

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The stronger the lipid–protein interactions, the longer the local residence time, which leads to higher atom-occupancy values.

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