residence time
Americannoun
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Also called residence. Chemistry. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.
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Physics. the length of time radioactive material, as gas or particles, remains in the atmosphere after detonation of a nuclear device.
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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.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024
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.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
Figure 37.14 This graph shows the average residence time for water molecules in the Earth’s water reservoirs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The movement of phosphate from the ocean to the land and through the soil is extremely slow, with the average phosphate ion having an oceanic residence time between 20,000 and 100,000 years.
From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018
The biospheric residence time, or residence time in living organisms, is 1 week.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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