DECOMPOSE


Meaning of DECOMPOSE in English

— decomposable , adj. — decomposability , n.

/dee'keuhm pohz"/ , v. , decomposed, decomposing .

v.t.

1. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.

v.i.

2. to rot; putrefy: The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun.

[ 1745-55; décomposer, equiv. to dé- DIS- 1 + composer to COMPOSE ]

Syn. 1. distill, fractionate, analyze. 2. See decay .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .