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单词 undecomposed
释义

undecomposed

adjective

un·​de·​com·​posed ˌən-ˌdē-kəm-ˈpōzd How to pronounce undecomposed (audio)
: not decomposed
undecomposed plant material

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Aeration is also used when there is a layer of thatch (undecomposed organic matter) on top of the soil and beneath the runners. Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022 Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2017 This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass. Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017 A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed, drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

undecomposed

adjective

as in preserved

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • preserved
  • uncontaminated
  • untouched
  • unpolluted
  • pristine
  • unspoiled
  • untainted
  • undefiled
  • fresh
  • sweet
  • good

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decomposed
  • decayed
  • rotten
  • putrid
  • spoiled
  • corrupted
  • bad
  • fermented
  • sour
  • putrefied
  • contaminated
  • off
  • rancid
  • rank
  • addled
  • polluted
  • turned
  • impure
  • tainted
  • curdled
  • soured
  • sourish
  • defiled
  • fouled
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