what does decompose mean?
DECOMPOSE as VERB
- Meaning
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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Hypernyms(s) decompose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The bodies decomposed in the heat
Hypernyms(s) decompose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
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- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
Hypernyms(s) decompose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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