Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2intransitive verb
To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
- 3verb
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- 4verb
break down
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
- 5verb
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
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