DECOMPOSE


Meaning of DECOMPOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di:kəmpoʊz ]

( decomposes, decomposing, decomposed)

When things such as dead plants or animals decompose , or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.

...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...

The debris slowly decomposes into compost...

The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.

= rot, decay

VERB : V , V into n , V n

• de‧com‧posed

The body was too badly decomposed to be identified at once.

ADJ

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