Definition of Decompositions

1. Noun. (plural of decomposition) ¹

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Definition of Decompositions

1. decomposition [n] - See also: decomposition

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decompositions

decomposability
decomposable
decompose
decomposed
decomposer
decomposers
decomposes
decomposing
decomposite
decomposites
decomposition
decomposition of movement
decomposition potential
decomposition reaction
decompositional
decompositions
decompound
decompound leaf
decompoundable
decompounds
decompress
decompressed
decompresses
decompressing
decompression
decompression bomb
decompression bombs
decompression chamber
decompression disease
decompression illness

Literary usage of Decompositions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1852)
"Decompositions by Metallic Chloride». Chloride of zinc acts, ... Decompositions by Per oxida. Of all these compounds, the brown peroxide of lead is most ..."

2. Researches on the Action of the Blast-furnace by Carl Schinz (1870)
"IT has long been a known fact that high temperatures are the cause of certain chemical decompositions; but it is only lately that it has been proved by ..."

3. The Microbiology and Microanalysis of Foods by Albert Schneider (1920)
"(a) Bacterial Decompositions.—All classes of foods may become decomposed by bacteria of decay, and all foods so decomposed or undergoing such decomposition, ..."

4. The Nutrition of Man by Russell Henry Chittenden (1907)
"Oxygen not the cause of the decompositions. Oxidation not confined to any one place. ... Proteid katabolism a series of progressive chemical decompositions. ..."

5. An American Text-book of Physiology by William Henry Howell (1900)
"Bacterial Decompositions in the Intestines.—Bacteria of different kinds have been found throughout the alimentary canal from the mouth to r the rectum. ..."

6. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"Law of double First, there is the great law of double saline decora- saline decompositions, discovered by Ber- positions. thollet, and completed by M ..."

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