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decompose

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de·com·pose  (dkm-pz)
v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To separate into components or basic elements.
2. To cause to rot.
v.intr.
1. To become broken down into components; disintegrate.
2. To decay; putrefy. See Synonyms at decay.

decom·posa·bili·ty n.
decom·posa·ble adj.

decompose
Verb
[-posing, -posed]
1. to rot
2. to break up or separate into constituent parts
decomposition n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.decompose - separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
dissociate - to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
crack - reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
2.decompose - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
disintegrate - cause to undergo fission or lose particles
3.decompose - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
biodegrade - break down naturally through the action of biological agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade"
hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

decompose
Translations
decompose [diːkəmˈpəuz] videscomponerse

decompose [diːkəmˈpəuz] vise décomposer

decompose [diːkəmˈpəuz] vi (organic matter) → sich zersetzen;
(corpse) → verwesen

decompose [diːkəmˈpəuz] videcomporre

decompose
v decompose [diːkəmˈpouz]
(of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot Corpses decompose quickly in heat. ontbind, verrot يُحَلِّل، يَتَحَلَّل разлагам се rozkládat se rådne; nedbrydes verwesen αποσυνθέτω, αποσυντίθεμαι descomponerse lagundama, mädanema متلاشی شدن؛ تجزیه شدن hajottaa, mädäntyä (se) décomposer לְהַרקִיב, לְהִתפָּרֵק सड़ना, गलना, अपघटित हो जाना trunuti, raspadati se elrothad membusuk rotna decomporre, decomporsi 腐敗分解する 썩다, 분해하다; 썩게 하다, 분해하다 (su)irti sairt; trūdēt urai ontbinden bryte(s) ned, oppløse(s), råtne rozkładać (się) decompor a (se) des­compune разлагаться rozkladať sa razkrajati (se) raspadati se lösa[] upp, bryta[] ner, ruttna ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย (ทางชีววิทยา) çürü(t)mek 腐爛 розкладати(ся); гнити گلنا ، تحلیل ہونا phân huỷ
n decomposition [diːkompəˈziʃən]
ontbinding, verrotting تَحَلُّل، انْحِلال разлагане rozklad forrådnelse; nedbrydelse die Verwesung αποσύνθεση descomposición lagundamine, mädanemine تجزیه؛ تلاشی hajottaminen, mätäneminen décomposition הִתְפַּקרוּת सड़न, अपघटन, विश्लेषण raspadati se, trunuti (fel)bomlás pembusukan rotnun decomposizione 腐敗分解 逼廣? 분해 irimas sairšana; trūdēšana pereputan ontbinding nedbrytning, oppløsning, forråtnelse rozkład decomposição des­com­punere разложение rozklad razkrajanje raspadanje upplösning, sönderfall, förruttnelse การเน่าเปื่อย çürüme 腐爛,分解 розпад; розклад عمل تحلیل sự phân huỷ
n decomˈposer
something that causes a substance to rot or break up into simpler parts. ontbinder مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّلَه нещо, което спомага за разлагането rozkládající síla/činitel noget, som nedbryder; noget, som skaber forrådnelse der Zersetzer παράγοντας που προκαλεί αποσύνθεση agente de descomposición lagundaja تجزیه کننده hajottaja agent de décomposition מְפָרֵק विच्छिन, सड़ाने या विश्लेषण करने वाला koji uzrokuje truljenje szétbontó erő, szer pembusuk sem veldur rotnun agente di decomposizione 腐敗分解作用のあるもの 분해자 ardomoji/skaidomoji medžiaga viela, kas veicina sairšanu/trūdēšanu pengurai ontbindingsmiddel noe som bryter ned; kompostkvern środek rozkładający agent de descompunere редуцент rozkladajúci činiteľ razkrojilo izazivač raspadanje nedbrytare สิ่งที่ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย ayrıştıran 引起腐爛或可化整為零的物質 редуцент محلل cái gây ra sự phân huỷ 引起


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The first contains about twenty-five gallons of water, to which I add a few drops of sulphuric acid, so as to augment its capacity as a conductor of electricity, and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery.
There have been such men in the police--men naturally endowed with that faculty of mental analysis which can decompose a mystery, resolve it into its component parts, and find the clue at the bottom, no matter how remote from ordinary observation it may be.
He saw that the skin was beautiful, which appealed to his barbaric sense of ornamentation, and when it stiffened and later commenced to decompose because of his having no knowledge of how to cure or tan it was with sorrow and regret that he discarded it.
 
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