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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-kom-puh-zish-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi kɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən |
Définition of decomposition
Origin :- 1762, from de- + composition. An earlier word in the same form meant "further compounding of already composite things" (1650s).
- noun rot, breakdown
- There is some sericite present, also magnetite, resulting from the decomposition of the biotite.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- It is also somewhat stained by the decomposition of the magnetite.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- A mixture of common salt assists the decomposition of the pyrites.
- Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
- Bears him a daughter, dies in 1863 from decomposition of the blood.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- This change or decomposition continues so long as the charging current is on.
- Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- The British system like the French, was in its last stage of decomposition.
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- But now its screen was down, the relux iridescent in decomposition.
- Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell
- The gases resulting from the decomposition of the water collect in the tubes.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- This decomposition is attended by the generation of considerable heat.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- The decomposition of the oil, he said, should be accomplished outside the body.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
Antonyms for decomposition
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