simple past tense and past participle of decompose

plural of decomposer

present participle of decompose

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompose

(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment. / (intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

(ecology) Any organism that feeds off decomposing organic material, especially such a bacterium or fungus

Able to be decomposed

(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable / (countable) The extent to which something is decomposable

plural of decomposability