de-compose
kəmˈpoʊz verb (used with object)
1.
to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
verb (used without object)
2.
to rot; putrefy: The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun.
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decompose (ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot |
| 2. | chem to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds |
| 3. | to break up or separate into constituent parts |
| 4. | (tr) maths to express in terms of a number of independent simpler components, as a set as a canonical union of disjoint subsets, or a vector into orthogonal components |
| decom'posable | |
| —adj | |
| decomposa'bility | |
| —n | |
| decomposition | |
| —n | |
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De-compose
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