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decomposable, a.|diːkəmˈpəʊzəb(ə)l| Also -ible. [f. next + -able; so F. décomposable (1790 in Hatzf.).] Capable of being decomposed, or separated into its constituent elements. (Usually in reference to chemical decomposition.)
1784Kirwan in Phil. Trans. LXXIV. 180 Plumbago cannot be supposed decomposable by red precipitate. 1800Henry Epit. Chem. (1808) 419 Decomposible substances. 1831Brewster Optics vii. 73 This white light will possess the remarkable property of..being decomposable only by absorption. 1872Huxley Phys. iv. 83 Animal matter of a highly decomposable character. |