transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-kəm-ˈpōz ]
verb
Etymology: French décomposer, from dé- de + composer to compose
Date: 1718
transitive verb
1. : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decompose water by electrolysis
decompose a word into its base and affixes
2. : rot
intransitive verb
: to break up into constituent parts by or as if by a chemical process : decay , rot
fruit decompose s
Synonyms: see decay
• de·com·pos·abil·i·ty -ˌpō-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• de·com·pos·able -ˈpō-zə-bəl adjective
• de·com·po·si·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌkäm-pə-ˈzi-shən noun