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We allowed ourselves to become particularly interested in research into the appearance of intermediate products of sugar decomposition during cell-free fermentation.
Eduard Buchner

Meaning of "decomposition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECOMPOSITION

decomposition  [ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECOMPOSITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decomposition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECOMPOSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decomposition

Decomposition

Decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler forms of matter. The process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. Although no two organisms decompose in the same way, they all undergo the same sequential stages of decomposition. The science which studies decomposition is generally referred to as taphonomy from the Greek word τάφος taphos, meaning tomb. One can differentiate abiotic from biotic decomposition. The former means "degradation of a substance by chemical or physical processes, e.g. hydrolysis. The latter one means "the metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms", typically by microorganisms.

Definition of decomposition in the English dictionary

The definition of decomposition in the dictionary is the process of decomposing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECOMPOSITION


coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commercialization
kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
deforestation
diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
disintegration
dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
encapsulation
ɪnˌkæpsjʊˈleɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exaggeration
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECOMPOSITION

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECOMPOSITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of decomposition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DECOMPOSITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «decomposition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of decomposition

Translation of «decomposition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECOMPOSITION

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

Translator English - Chinese

分解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descomposición
570 millions of speakers

English

decomposition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपघटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحلل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разложение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decomposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পচানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décomposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguraian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zersetzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分解
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dekomposisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân hủy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुजणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decomposizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rozkład
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкладання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

descompunere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσύνθεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontbinding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sönderfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekomponering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decomposition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPOSITION»

The term «decomposition» is very widely used and occupies the 20.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPOSITION» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «DECOMPOSITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word decomposition.
1
Eduard Buchner
We allowed ourselves to become particularly interested in research into the appearance of intermediate products of sugar decomposition during cell-free fermentation.
2
Theodore Dalrymple
All forms of human happiness contain within themselves the seeds of their own decomposition.
3
Wojciech Jaruzelski
There were three causes that accounted for the proclamation of martial law in Poland. First it was the progressing economic ruin of the country. Second, it was the decomposition of the functioning of the state. And third, a threat of a civil war.
4
Claes Oldenburg
A life cycle can be imposed on an object. An object can be very energetic and active, and then it has a dying phase and a phase of decomposition.
5
Joel Salatin
The cycle of life is death, decomposition and regeneration, and a person who wants to stop killing animals is actually anti-life because it's only in death that life can be regenerated.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECOMPOSITION»

Discover the use of decomposition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decomposition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Domain Decomposition: Parallel Multilevel Methods for ...
Presents an easy-to-read discussion of domain decomposition algorithms, their implementation and analysis.
Petter Bjorstad, William Gropp, 2004
2
Multiresolution Signal Decomposition: Transforms, Subbands, ...
The uniqueness of this book is that it covers such important aspects of modern signal processing as block transforms from subband filter banks and wavelet transforms from a common unifying standpoint, thus demonstrating the commonality ...
Ali N. Akansu, Richard A. Haddad, 2001
3
Decomposition: Post-disciplinary Performance
The essays move from the local to the global, from history to sport, from body parts to stage productions, and from race relations to global politics.
Sue-Ellen Case, Philip Brett, Susan Leigh Foster, 2000
4
Decomposition Techniques in Mathematical Programming: ...
Practical applications are developed up to working algorithms that can be readily used. The theoretical background of the book is deep enough to be of interest to applied mathematicians.
Antonio J. Conejo, Enrique Castillo, Roberto Minguez, 2006
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Domain Decomposition Methods - Algorithms and Theory: ...
11. Indefinite. and. Nonsymmetric. Problems. 11.1. Introduction. In this chapter, we will present generalizations of some Schwarz preconditioners to nonsymmetric and indefinite problems. Such extensions were originally carried out in [99, 116, ...
Andrea Toselli, Olof Widlund, 2006
6
Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene
The book covers basic anatomy and the physiology of canine olfaction along with some of the unique characteristics that allow a dog to work.
Susan M. Stejskal, 2012
7
Time of Death, Decomposition and Identification: An Atlas
The first volume in the new Forensic Pathology Atlases: Causes of Death Series, this book takes an in-depth look at the determination of the time of death, postmortem changes, and identification.
Jay Dix, Michael Graham, 1999
8
The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad: A Book about ...
Ms. Fizzle's class tours a rotten log
Linda Beech, Joanna Cole, 1995
9
Decomposition Methods for Differential Equations: Theory and ...
Exploring iterative operator-splitting methods, this book shows how to use higher-order discretization methods to solve differential equations.
Juergen Geiser, 2009
10
The Ecology of Soil Decomposition
The Ecology of Soil Decomposition describes trophic interactions between species that carry out the decomposition of organic matter in the soil.
Sina M. Adl, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECOMPOSITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decomposition is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Millions touched by story of Baby Doe found dead in harbor
Her body was reasonably intact but had a modest amount of decomposition. Authorities won't say how long they believe she had been dead by the time her ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
2
Millions view image of Baby Doe
Her body was reasonably intact, but had a modest amount of decomposition. Authorities won't say how long they believe she had been dead ... «Lowell Sun, Jul 15»
3
Malawi Government to privatize mortuaries a move to bring …
If this works then such cases of corpses' decomposition won't be there. In fact this won't also new in Malawi as College of Medicine in Blantyre ... «The Maravi Post, Jul 15»
4
Bend landfill project approaching construction deadline
... proposes using a recycle conversion process that would inject steam under the landfill surface, therefore speeding up waste decomposition. «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
5
A Westside High School Grad Went Searching for Meaning and …
Adam knew a lot about the plastics business, and wanted to start up a company specializing in pyrolysis — the decomposition of plastic for ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Nanometer Catalyst Cleans Up Cigarette Smoke
Ozone (O3) decomposition method using a catalyst can be utilized as a permanent decomposition technology. When O3 interacts with a metal ... «Product Design & Development, Jul 15»
7
AveriSource Accelerates La-Z-Boy's IT Modernization Efforts
AveriSource utilized its iSATTM software suite to automate the analysis and decomposition of La-Z-Boy's source code to quickly provide ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Study shows mercury scrubbers at Oregon power plant lower other …
... groups of PAHs: the parent chemicals and two "derivatives"— groups of PAH chemicals resulting from the decomposition of the parent PAHs. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
9
Expert: Cause of Monfils' death unclear
... have been difficult if not impossible to determine a cause of death through an autopsy on Monfils' body, given the degree of decomposition. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
10
New Iowa law allows yard waste in landfills in certain conditions
... Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency's landfill to capture gas produced by the decomposition of waste and turn it into renewable energy. «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»

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