Decompose Definition

dēkəm-pōz
decomposed, decomposes, decomposing
verb
decomposed, decomposes, decomposing
To break up or separate into basic components or parts.
Webster's New World
To cause to rot.
American Heritage
To become broken down into components; disintegrate.
American Heritage
To rot.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Decompose

  • From Middle French décomposer

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Decompose Sentence Examples

  • It separates in the form of small rose-red crystals, which decompose on boiling with water.

  • On heating, they decompose, forming basic tetrammine salts.

  • Nitrous acid and chlorine readily decompose them with liberation of iodine; the same effect being produced when they are heated with concentrated sulphuric acid and manganese dioxide.

  • They readily decompose on heating, and are easily hydrolysed by alkalies; they possess a somewhat more acid character than.

  • It crystallizes in needles which rapidly decompose when exposed to moist air.

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ESEOSE

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