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Wood is biologically degradable.
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What is the difference between mold and decay?
Mould is the the growth that appears on things when they tend to get wet. Decay is when an item rusts or corrodes (metals normally) or simply goes soft and falls to bits like wood.
Does wood support a living tree or a dead tree?
Living tree. Without getting to technical wood is the hard substance formed in the growth of trees. The wood remains after the tree dies but will gradually decay over time. So the answer is that wood can support both a living and a dead tree.
Which word means decay of wood?
Rot, e.g. Dry rot has set in to the timber framework of the roof...... or, the tree is dead and has gone has rotten.
What is Cedar tree wood used for?
Many times cedar wood is used in ticonderoga pencils. If it is "Eastern Red Cedar" that you ask about, then furniture, chests, closet linnings, and anything needing decay and insect resistance.
What is the gossamer condor's problem statement?
Problem Statement: They realized that all the attempts to make an aircraft were all too heavy, because they were made of wood. So, they found a way to make a lighter aircraft by making it with lightweight plastics instead, and thus the aircraft was lighter. -♥elizabeth n♥-
How do you block beta decay?
a block of wood
How do termites and woodlice help in decay of wood?
Termites chew up solid wood and organisms in their guts digest this releasing the nutrients in the wood to the termites.
How is bacteria used in making mushroom?
it is used in making mushroom by making a wood decay because the faster it decay the faster mushroom will grow :)))
How long does it take for wet wood to decay?
totally depends on type of wood used. Cedar,pine,fir,etc..
Out of the wood or woods which is correct?
out of the woods is correct
What does 'decay of biomass' mean?
The decay of biomass means that biomass which is wood or litter is slowly decaying meaning that it is falling to pieces and slowly rotting away.
What are the things that decay?
Oxygen and Moisture
Is the correct spelling of Briar wood or Brier wood?
Briarwood
How do you spell the other wood?
That is the correct spelling for the other wood.
Do my wood patio chairs need to be treated?
Depending on what type of wood chairs you have, they may or may not need to be treated. For example, Teak is resistant to decay and incest infestation. Other woods like pine must be treated with a preservative to prevent decay.
What has the author Walter H Snell written?
Walter H. Snell has written: 'The relation of moisture contents of wood to its decay' -- subject(s): Fungi, Moisture, Wood 'Studies of certain fungi of economic importance in the decay of building timbers, with special reference to the factors which favor their development and dissemination' -- subject(s): Deterioration, Wood, Wood-decaying fungi
How is oak wood processed?
it is correct
