Word Frequency
decompose (ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz
)
Definitions
verb
- to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot
- (chemistry) to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds
- to break up or separate into constituent parts
- tr (mathematics) 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
ˌdecomˈposable adjectiveˌdecomˌposaˈbility noun
decomposition (ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən
) noun
) nounSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = break down, separate, break up, analyse, dissolve, disintegrate, distil, dissect, atomize, decompound
Translations for 'decompose'
- British English: decompose When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. VERB...a dead body found decomposing in a wood.
- Brazilian Portuguese: decompor-se
- Chinese: 分解
- European Spanish: descomponerse
- French: se décomposer
- German: verwesen
- Italian: decomporsi
- Japanese: 分解する
- Korean: 썩어 없어지다
- Portuguese: decompor-se
- Spanish: descomponerse
Example Sentences Including 'decompose'
And the worst thing is that the bags last virtually for ever, taking hundreds of years to decompose.Sun, News of the World (2002)
I mean how long does it take for a body to decompose to just bones?LOST SUMMER (2002)
The crosses would rot and decay; the metal, rust and decompose.The Complete Stories Volume 2
These products release nutrients for plants slowly -organisms decompose them.Misc (1995)
This becomes a problem when the algae die and start to decompose.The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food
This turns the leaves red, yellow or brown as the removal of magnesium alters their colours and they decompose.New Scientist (1999)
Those that were kept were put into vaults where, because they were made on nitrate, they started to decompose.Independent (1999)
Will weeds grow back in the area or will they all just decompose ?Australian News Misc (2005)
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