will have decayed
- future perfect of decay.
Example Sentences
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Methane spends a lot less time in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide; about 20 years after it's released, most of it will have decayed, while carbon dioxide lingers in the atmosphere for hundreds of years.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
Over the course of one week, essentially all of a Tc-99m sample and none of a U-238 sample will have decayed.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A particular nucleus may last a shorter or longer time than its half-life, but in a large sample, almost exactly half of the nuclei will have decayed after a time equal to one half-life.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
