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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•com•pose /ˌdikəmˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation v. [no obj], -posed, -pos•ing. - to separate into the essential parts:Salt decomposes into sodium and chlorine.
- Microbiologyto rot; become decayed:the smell of decomposing vegetation.
de•com•po•si•tion /ˌdikɑmpəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]decomposition of leaves. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•com•pose (dē′kəm pōz′),USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing. v.t. - to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements;
disintegrate:The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
v.i. - Microbiologyto rot;
putrefy:The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun.
- French décomposer, equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + composer to compose
- 1745–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distill, fractionate, analyze.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See decay.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: decompose /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ vb - to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot
- to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds
- to break up or separate into constituent parts
decomposition /ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ n |