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Definition of Decompose

1. Verb. Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts.

2. Verb. Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current. "The particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

3. Verb. Break down. "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

Definition of Decompose

1. v. t. 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.

2. v. i. To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

Definition of Decompose

1. Verb. (transitive) to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) to rot, decay or putrefy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Decompose

1. [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]

Medical Definition of Decompose

1. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Decomposer. Cf. Discompose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decompose

decompiler decompilers decompiles decompiling decomplemented decomplex decomplexation decomplexations decomplexified decomplexifies

decomplexify decomplexifying decomplexity decomposability decomposable decompose (current term) decomposed decomposer decomposers decomposes

decomposing decomposite decomposites decomposition decomposition of movement decomposition potential decomposition reaction decompositional decompositions decompound

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