About The Word Decompose
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Decompose
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What's The Definition Of Decompose?
[v] separate into constituent elements or parts, as of chemical substances
[v] break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [v] lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; as of particles in nuclear fission Synonyms | Synonyms for Decompose: break down | break up | disintegrate | molder | moulder | rot Related Terms | Find terms related to Decompose: ablate | anatomize | atomize | break down | break up | canker | come apart | consume | corrode | corrupt | crack up | crumble | crumble into dust | decay | deliquesce | disintegrate | disjoin | disorganize | dissect | dissolve | erode | fall into decay | fall to pieces | fester | fission | gangrene | go bad | go off | go to pieces | liquefy | melt | mildew | mold | molder | mortify | moulder | necrose | putrefy | putresce | rankle | resolve | rot | separate | sphacelate | split | spoil | suppurate | taint | take apart | turn | turn sour | waste away | wear away See Also | change integrity | crack | decay | dissociate | hang | separate Decompose In Webster's Dictionary \De`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decomposed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Decomposing}.] [Cf. F. d['e]composer. Cf.
{Discompose}.]
To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into
original elements; to set free from previously existing forms
of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or
decay.
\De`com*pose"\, v. i. To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot. |
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