Decomposition

What do we mean by decomposition?

The act or result of decomposing; disintegration. noun

Separation into constituents by chemical reaction. noun

Breakdown or decay of organic materials. noun

The act or process of separating the constituent elements of a compound body or substance; analysis; resolution; specifically, the process of reducing an organic body to a state of decay or putrefaction. noun

The state of being decomposed or resolved; release from previous combinations; disintegration; specifically, decay of an organic body. noun

With ref. to decomposite, q. v. The act of compounding together things which are themselves compound; a combination of compounds. 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 noun

The state of being reduced into original elements. noun

Repeated composition; a combination of compounds. noun

Same as Resolution of forces, under Resolution. noun

The division of light into the prismatic colors. noun

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost noun

The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis noun

The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts noun

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

In a decomposed state noun

The organic phenomenon of rotting noun

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance noun

The analysis of a vector field noun

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.

The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts.

Words that are spelled similarly to decomposition:
decomposition, recomposition, composition, discomposition, decompositions.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word decomposition:
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Words that rhyme with decomposition:
disposition, commission, condition, position, transition, attrition, definition, mission, sedition, proposition, acquisition, intuition, composition, deposition, ambition, competition, volition, juxtaposition, cognition, addition, recognition, exposition, transmission, remission, expedition, nutrition, tradition, submission, partition, rendition, petition, admonition, requisition, opposition, fruition, omission, edition, apparition, physician, coalition, emission, admission, tuition, erudition, exhibition, contrition, inhibition, suspicion, premonition, technician, supposition, imposition, prohibition, permission, patrician, superstition, audition, ammunition, inquisition, repetition, politician, pediatrician, decommission, fission, abolition, titian, predisposition, demolition, ignition, clinician, dentition, mortician, musician, beautician, dietician, magician, electrician, optician, malnutrition, academician, in addition, intermission, precondition, munition, extradition, presupposition, reposition, dietitian, obstetrician, commision, logician, rhetorician, recission, statistician, mathematician, tactician, theoretician, recondition, search and destroy mission, redefinition.

Adjectives that are often used to describe decomposition:
thermal, double, rapid, partial, bacterial, singular, complete, functional, further, anaerobic, organic, spinodal, chemical, spontaneous, microbial, slow, hierarchical, photochemical, aerobic, electrolytic, subsequent, biological, putrefactive, direct, gradual, catalytic, slight, orthogonal, hydrolytic, explosive, induced, unimolecular, initial, lexical, oxidative, mutual, extensive, ammoniacal, active, canonical, incipient, incomplete, structural, level, unique, multiresolution, recursive, putrid, fourier, secondary, modular, advanced, spatial, spectral, value, additive, parallel, polar, appreciable, above, triangular, exothermic, progressive, down, morphological, based, electrochemical, optimal, enzymatic, modal, ready, alkaline, vertical, catalyzed, excessive, photo, eutectoid.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective decomposition:
method, products, approach, space, reaction, coordination, technique, process, model, based, analysis, strategy, mechanism, theorem, critics, theory, scheme, problem, recomposition, product, procedure, experiments, concept, hierarchy, proceeds, cell, rules.

Consonant match to decomposition:
de composition.

Words that sound like decomposition:
decomposition, decompression, decomposing, taking possession, decomposes, decommission, body composition, superimposition, psychometrician, skull session.