(~s, decomposing, ~d)
When things such as dead plants or animals ~, or when something ~s them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...
The debris slowly ~s into compost...
The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria ~ it.
= rot, decay
VERB: V, V into n, V n
~d
The body was too badly ~d to be identified at once.
ADJ