They must find the right combination of soil mix, water content and drying methods.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

But this is a compound, right, it has some non-zero heat of formation from the elements. So is water, right?

但这是种化合物，对吧？,它具有非零的生成热,水也是一样，对吧？

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

Methane, there are certainly some solid bonds there, but breaking those to form CO2 and water, well it's worth it, right, energetically.

酒精中的确含有很强的化学键，但是打断这些化学键然后生成二氧化碳和水，从能量上来看是值得的。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

However,some eggs can stay in water for years until conditions are right for development.

VOA: special.2009.05.26