To decompose something is to break it down into its component parts and then to turn it into waste. When you decompose a corpse, you are breaking down the body into its basic chemicals and tissues.
The body was decomposing rapidly because of the heat.
The decomposing corpse was giving off a bad odor.
verb
To separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment
verb
To rot, decay or putrefy
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It is the electronic equivalent of decomposing trash.
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The larvae will then accumulate and nourish on the decomposing carcass.
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The tetralin was decomposed by the high temperature sodium.
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It is known to very slowly decompose in the presence of water.
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It is now dawn, and the vampire begins to decompose in the daylight.
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The simple idea of DRP is to decompose the article into sentences.
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There the waste can decompose without endangering the ants.
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But once the blood is outside the body on the pads it will begin to decompose.
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The QR decomposition allows us to decompose the matrix X into.
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The algae sink to the bottom and use the oxygen when they decompose.