Meaning & use
Decomposed
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Broken down into simpler parts or substances through decay or rot.
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The hikers found a partially decomposed animal carcass on the trail.
Chemists decomposed the compound into its basic elements.
A note on using this word
Used both for organic decay and, in chemistry and computing, for breaking a whole into constituent parts.
Words with a similar meaning
decayedrottedbroken down
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Words with an opposite meaning
preservedintact
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