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Decompose

Decompose Meaning & Definition
Decompose Definition And Meaning

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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