Definition of decompose

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Decompose (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

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Disintegrate :: Disintegrate (v. i.) To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates..
Growan :: Growan (n.) A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall..
Electrolyze :: Electrolyze (v. t.) To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
Decompose :: Decompose (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
Electrolyzable :: Electrolyzable (a.) Capable of being electrolyzed, or decomposed by electricity..
Unform :: Unform (v. t.) To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake..
Rot :: Rot (v. t.) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber..
Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. i.) To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
Decompound :: Decompound (v. t.) To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
Decomposed :: Decomposed (a.) Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent.
Trass :: Trass (n.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water..
Decompose :: Decompose (v. t.) To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
Gowan :: Gowan (n.) Decomposed granite.
Pyrogen :: Pyrogen (n.) A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria..
Indican :: Indican (n.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo..
Compost :: Compost (n.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap..
Deconcoct :: Deconcoct (v. t.) To decompose.
Putrefy :: Putrefy (v. t.) To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.
Resolver :: Resolver (n.) That which decomposes, or dissolves..
Simple :: Simple (a.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a..
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