EnglishMain Dictionary
decompose
Universal Words
verb
1 to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes
SYNDECAY, ROT:
[V] a decomposing corpse * As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas. * [VN] a decomposed body
2 [VN, V] ~ (sth) (into sth) (technical) to divide sth into smaller parts; to divide into smaller parts
decomposition noun [U]:
the decomposition of organic waste
