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decomposition

Pronunciation: /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/

The English word “decomposition” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
  2. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
  3. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.

Etymology

From de- + composition.

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