DECOMPOSE


Meaning of DECOMPOSE in English

v. 25B6; verb

the chemical prevents corpses decomposing : DECAY, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate; degrade, break down, moulder, mortify, shrivel, wither.

some minerals decompose rapidly : BREAK UP, fragment, disintegrate, crumble, dissolve; break down, decay.

decompose words into simpler elements : SEPARATE, divide, break down, dissect, resolve, reduce.

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