decomposition

decomposition is a 13-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 24 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc.
2. noun. The state of being reduced into original elements.
3. noun. Repeated composition; a combination of compounds.
4. noun. the analysis of a vector field
5. noun. the organic phenomenon of rotting

   Synonyms: decay

6. noun. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

   Synonyms: putrefaction, rot, rotting

7. noun. (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
8. noun. in a decomposed state

   Synonyms: disintegration

Synonyms

decay, putrefaction, rot, rotting, disintegration

Common word forms

decompositions, decompositional

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