decompose

[ dee-kuhm-pohz ]

/ ˌdi kəmˈpoʊz /

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verb (used with object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing.

to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.

verb (used without object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing.

to rot; putrefy: The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun.

Origin of decompose

1745–55; <French décomposer, equivalent to dé-dis-¹ + composer to compose

SYNONYMS FOR decompose

1 distill, fractionate, analyze.

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synonym study for decompose

2. See decay.

OTHER WORDS FROM decompose

de·com·pos·a·ble, adjectivede·com·pos·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·com·pos·a·ble, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for decompose

The old alchemists, who thought that gold was decomposable and therefore creatable, shrank from the idea of producing the diamond.
The Alkahest|Honore de Balzac
The molecule of Avogadro has always been a decomposable particle.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry|M. M. Pattison Muir
Manifestly, decomposable states of consciousness cannot exist before the states of consciousness out of which they are composed.
Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects|Herbert Spencer
On the other hand, if this stratum is soft or decomposable it will show as a depression, or "sag" as it is called.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for decompose

decompose

/ (ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz) /

verb

to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot

chem to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds

to break up or separate into constituent parts

(tr) maths to express in terms of a number of independent simpler components, as a set as a canonical union of disjoint subsets, or a vector into orthogonal components

Derived forms of decompose

decomposable, adjectivedecomposability, noundecomposition (ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən), noun

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单词	decompose
释义	decompose [ dee-kuhm-pohz ] / ˌdi kəmˈpoʊz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decompose ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements. verb (used without object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing. to rot; putrefy: The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun. Origin of decompose 1745–55; <French décomposer, equivalent to dé-dis-¹ + composer to compose SYNONYMS FOR decompose 1 distill, fractionate, analyze. SEE SYNONYMS FOR decompose ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for decompose 2. See decay. OTHER WORDS FROM decompose de·com·pos·a·ble, adjectivede·com·pos·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·com·pos·a·ble, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decompose The old alchemists, who thought that gold was decomposable and therefore creatable, shrank from the idea of producing the diamond. The Alkahest\|Honore de Balzac The molecule of Avogadro has always been a decomposable particle. The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry\|M. M. Pattison Muir Manifestly, decomposable states of consciousness cannot exist before the states of consciousness out of which they are composed. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects\|Herbert Spencer On the other hand, if this stratum is soft or decomposable it will show as a depression, or "sag" as it is called. Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature\|Henry Smith Williams British Dictionary definitions for decompose decompose / (ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz) / verb to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot chem to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds to break up or separate into constituent parts (tr) maths to express in terms of a number of independent simpler components, as a set as a canonical union of disjoint subsets, or a vector into orthogonal components Derived forms of decompose decomposable, adjectivedecomposability, noundecomposition (ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decompose fall apart, disintegrate, decay, molder, dissolve, break down, fester, taint, crumble, turn, spoil, putrefy, anatomize, resolve, separate, dissect, distill, atomize, break up, decompound
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decompose

verb (used with object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing.

verb (used without object), de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing.

Origin of decompose

SYNONYMS FOR decompose

synonym study for decompose

OTHER WORDS FROM decompose

Example sentences from the Web for decompose

British Dictionary definitions for decompose

verb

Derived forms of decompose

Words related to decompose