decompose

decompose is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
3. verb. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
4. verb. break down

   "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

   Synonyms: molder, moulder, rot

5. verb. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

   "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

   Synonyms: decay, disintegrate

Synonyms

molder, moulder, rot, decay, disintegrate

Common word forms

decomposed, decomposer, decomposes, decomposing

Words from these letters

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