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decomposition.

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

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/UK
  1. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English composition English decomposition From de- + composition.

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