decomposed
Americanadjective
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having undergone decomposition.
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(of a feather) having the barbs separate, hanging loosely, and not interconnected by barbules.
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Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Arcuri said this approach “shifts performance discussions away from standalone GPU generations and toward how workloads are decomposed, orchestrated and scaled across the full system.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026
The scent of a body varies depending on a person's body fat, he said, even if they have decomposed for the same amount of time.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
But about three years after death, once the organic matter has decomposed, loved ones break open the front slab of the chamber.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
One of the few circumstances that save us from extinction by this means is the fact that parathion and other chemicals of this 0 group are decomposed rather rapidly.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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