decompose
[ dee-kuhm-pohz ]
/ ˌdi kəmˈpoʊz /
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.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby decompose
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Example sentences from the Web for decomposable
The old alchemists, who thought that gold was decomposable and therefore creatable, shrank from the idea of producing the diamond.
The Alkahest|Honore de BalzacThe molecule of Avogadro has always been a decomposable particle.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry|M. M. Pattison MuirManifestly, decomposable states of consciousness cannot exist before the states of consciousness out of which they are composed.
Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects|Herbert SpencerOn 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 decomposable
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), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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