decompose
[dee-kuhm-pohz]
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
Synonyms for decompose
Synonym study
2. See decay.
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Examples from the Web for decomposable
Historical Examples of decomposable
Small, white, acid, permanent needles; not decomposable by water.
Merck's 1899 ManualMerck & Co.
The old alchemists, who thought that gold was decomposable and therefore creatable, shrank from the idea of producing the diamond.
The AlkahestHonore de Balzac
Manifestly, decomposable states of consciousness cannot exist before the states of consciousness out of which they are composed.
Essays on Education and Kindred SubjectsHerbert 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 NatureHenry Smith Williams
The molecule of Avogadro has always been a decomposable particle.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of ChemistryM. M. Pattison Muir
decompose
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