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Meaning of "decomposer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECOMPOSER

decomposer  [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECOMPOSER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Decomposer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DECOMPOSER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decomposer

Decomposer

Decomposers or saprotrophs are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of decomposition. Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development. Decomposers can break down cells of other organisms using biochemical reactions that convert the prey tissue into metabolically useful chemical products, without need for internal digestion. Decomposers use dead organisms and non-living organic compounds as their food source.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECOMPOSER


apposer
əˈpəʊzə
bulldozer
ˈbʊlˌdəʊzə
closer
ˈkləʊzə
cocomposer
ˌkəʊkəmˈpəʊzə
composer
kəmˈpəʊzə
deposer
dɪˈpəʊzə
disposer
dɪsˈpəʊzə
exposer
ɛksˈpəʊzə
imposer
ɪmˈpəʊzə
mariposa
ˌmærɪˈpəʊzə
Mendoza
mɛnˈdəʊzə
noncomposer
ˌnɒnkəmˈpəʊzə
opposer
əˈpəʊzə
photocomposer
ˌfəʊtəʊkəmˈpəʊzə
poser
ˈpəʊzə
proposer
prəˈpəʊzə
reposer
rɪˈpəʊzə
Rosa
ˈrəʊzə
supposer
səˈpəʊzə
transposer
trænsˈpəʊzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECOMPOSER

decompartmentalise
decompartmentalization
decompartmentalize
decompensate
decompensation
decomplex
decomposability
decomposable
decompose
decomposed
decomposite
decomposition
decompound
decompoundable
decompress
decompression
decompression chamber
decompression illness
decompression sickness
decompressive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECOMPOSER

brownnoser
chooser
cooser
discloser
encloser
groser
hoser
incloser
loser
money-loser
nooser
noser
proser
rooser
vote-loser

Synonyms and antonyms of decomposer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «decomposer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECOMPOSER

Find out the translation of decomposer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decomposer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decomposer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decomposer
570 millions of speakers

English

decomposer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decomposer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحلل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разлагатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decompositor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decomposer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décomposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguraian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zersetzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分解
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분해기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dekomposer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decomposer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decomposer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विघटन करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

decomposer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decomposer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozkładu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

разлагателі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

descompunere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποικοδομητή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontbinder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decomposer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spaltningsinnretningen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decomposer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPOSER»

The term «decomposer» is regularly used and occupies the 78.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPOSER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decomposer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECOMPOSER»

Discover the use of decomposer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decomposer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Decomposer Basidiomycetes, Their Biology and Ecology: ...
This volume concerns the breakdown of dead organic materials by the basidiomycetes or toadstools, one of the three major groups of fungi.
Juliet C. Frankland, John N. Hedger, Michael John Swift, 1982
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Decomposer Basidiomycetes: Their Biology and Ecology
This volume concerns the breakdown of dead organic materials by the basidiomycetes or toadstools, one of the three major groups of fungi.
J. Frankland, J. N. Hedger, M. J. Swift, 2009
3
Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems
ORGANISMS. 3.1 The diversity of decomposer organisms From the brief account given in Chapter 1 it should be apparent that a major limitation to investigations of the structure and functioning of decomposer communities is their complexity.
Michael John Swift, O. W. Heal, J. M. Anderson, 1979
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: With 22 Tables
The main significance at the ecosystem level of plant control of the decomposer subsystem, lies in driving nutrient cycling back towards the plant, rather than in the influence on decomposer function per se. The decomposer system is very ...
Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Harold A. Mooney, 1994
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Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions: ...
Considering that consumers and resources did not coevolve because the basal food resource ofthe decomposer community is dead organic matter, this diversity is surprising (Anderson 1975; Giller 1996; Maraun et al. 2003). Until today ...
Francois Buscot, Ajit Varma, 2006
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Numerical Study of High Temperature Bayonet Heat Exchanger ...
The pre-processor GAMBIT was used to create a computational mesh and the CFD software package FLUENT that is based on the finite volume method is used to produce numerical results.
Vijaisri Nagarajan, 2008
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Wetlands in Central Europe: Soil Organisms, Soil Ecological ...
Decomposer communities of wet soils The ecological behaviour of a species can be described by indicator values, strategy type and life form (Graefe and Schmelz 1999). Determination of the decomposer community (Table 3, as suggested by ...
Gabriele Broll, Wolfgang Merbach, Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, 2002
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Emerging Topics in Heat Transfer: Enhancement and Heat ...
The decomposer consists of four main parts shown in Fig. 13: Preheater, Decomposer 1, Decomposer 2 and Insulated Shell. S–I gases at T = 450°C shown in Fig. 14 are flowing in the Preheator from a boiler and vaporator. The S–I gases are ...
Qiuwang Wang, Yitung Chen, Bengt Sundén, 2013
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Numerical Study of High Temperature Heat Exchanger and ...
The sulfur dioxide production (throughput) increases as the total mass flow rate of reacting flow increases, regardless of the fact that the decomposition percentage of sulfuric trioxide decreases as total mass flow rate of reacting flow ...
Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin, 2007
10
Essential Readings in Light Metals, Alumina and Bauxite
device 4 and then delivered by pump 5 into decomposer tank 6 where the decomposition proceeds to completion. In this decom— poser 6 the suspension from decomposer 1 is seeded with sufficient coarse seed material from secondary ...
Don Donaldson, Benny Raahauge, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECOMPOSER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decomposer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Renewable Energy Is Not Always 'Green': Greenhouse Gas …
Location matters, too. Emissions seem to be highest from dams built in the tropics, presumably because higher temperatures give decomposer ... «Mother Earth News, Jul 15»
2
July Topanga Library Events
... the story of Superconductor, a daring hero who goes on a comical quest to rescue his friends from the clutches of the villainous Decomposer. «Topanga Messenger, Jul 15»
3
Environment champion Jane Goodall returns to the UAE
... Roots & Shoots in the emirate of Abu Dhabi include Emirates Private School, which has built a decomposer pit and garden in the backyard. «The National, Jun 15»
4
"Avabel Online" Smartphone MMORPG Features "Psycho-Pass …
... costumes tops and bottoms inspired by the members of Unit One and Shogo Makishima, Dominator (Eliminator and Decomposer) weapons, ... «Crunchyroll News, Jun 15»
5
Giz Explains: The Most Important Thing We Will Need To Survive In …
The reason for the oxygen shortage was unclear at the time, but later studies would demonstrate that the culprit was probably decomposer ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 15»
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The Most Important Thing We Will Need to Survive In Space
The reason for the oxygen shortage was unclear at the time, but later studies would demonstrate that the culprit was probably decomposer ... «Gizmodo India, Jun 15»
7
Farming the Sea
Coastal seas grow hypoxic — not only has an oxygen-producing seagrass died, but decomposer microbes release carbon dioxide as they ... «Earth Island Journal, Jun 15»
8
Identifying the Stages of Oil Oxidation
Peroxide decomposer types of antioxidants like phosphates and sulfides react with peroxides to produce alcohols and water. Oxygenated compounds (n) will ... «Machinery Lubrication Magaz, Jun 15»
9
Orbite Provides Update on Financing and HPA Construction
Overall installation of bricks and mortar in the calciner, decomposer and piping is progressing well, with onsite technical oversight from Outotec ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
10
Poems from the Hoot: Invaded by Spring
Fungi would become the major decomposer." Associate professor of entomology Kevin O'Neill puts it a bit more starkly: "If you took insects ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Apr 15»

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