Meaning Of The Word Decompose

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Decompose Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Decompose?

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

decompose in American English
to break up or separate into basic components or parts
intransitive verb: to rot; putrefy
transitive verb: to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate

decompose in British English
verb: to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot

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