decompose
dee kuhm pohz
- v separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- v lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- v break down
The bodies decomposed in the heat
- Food scraps are a recent focus for recyclers in part because, unlike glass and plastic, organic waste will decompose once it's put in the ground.
- As legislators around the globe debate whether to tax or ban outright these petroleum-based products--which experts estimate take up to 1,000 years to decompose--celebrities have .
- Criminologists and forensic anthropologists use these research facilities to study how bodies decompose and at what rate in various natural environments.