decompose
US /ˌdi:kəmˈpoʊz/
・UK /ˌdi:kəmˈpəʊz/
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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
Plants decompose after they die
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To gradually be destroyed by natural processes
The food will decompose quickly if you do not cook it today
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To decay or rot; to break down into simpler substances.
The dead leaves decompose quickly in the damp forest.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To break down into component elements; to analyze.
We can decompose the problem into smaller, more manageable parts.
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How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found
- And he didn't find stone ruins because, unlike Cusco and Tenochtitlan, the Amazon's indigenous people built with wood and earth, which decompose over time.
And he didn't find stone ruins because, unlike Cusco and Tenochtitlan, the Amazon's indigenous people built with wood and earth, which decompose over time.
- which decompose over time.
which decompose over time.
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- Leaves that have fallen in previous years take quite a number of years to decompose in those forests.
Leaves that have fallen in previous years take quite a number of years to decompose in those forests.
- fallen in previous years take quite a number of years to decompose in those forests.
fallen in previous years take quite a number of years to decompose in those forests.
Project Management: What is a Work Breakdown Structure?
- So if you need a tool that can help you decompose the work done on your project, then sign up for our software at projectmanager.com.
So if you need a tool that can help you decompose the work done on your project, then sign up for our software at projectmanager.com.
- So, if you need a tool that can help you decompose the work done on your project, then sign up for our software at projectmanager.com.
So, if you need a tool that can help you decompose the work done on your project, then sign up for our software at projectmanager.com.
Ocean Confetti!
- The microorganisms that decompose ripped-up bits of wood and seaweed down into simpler organic compounds can't easily digest plastic.
The microorganisms that decompose ripped-up bits of wood and seaweed down into simpler organic compounds can't easily digest plastic.
- though, it's still super durable — the microorganisms that decompose ripped-up bits of wood and
though, it's still super durable — the microorganisms that decompose ripped-up bits of wood and
The Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles: Always Recycle! - Crash Course Ecology #8
- and it's not allowed to decompose normally because a bunch of other plants all fell right on top of it and they die and get buried and squished together and form rocks like coal, we call these carbon-rich geological deposits fossil fuels.
and it's not allowed to decompose normally because a bunch of other plants all fell right on top of it and they die and get buried and squished together and form rocks like coal, we call these carbon-rich geological deposits fossil fuels.
- But as permafrost melts, these dead plants decompose,
But as permafrost melts, these dead plants decompose,
Adventure Time - Food Chain (Sneak Peek)
- The big bird then dies and its remains decompose into rich, fertile soil.
The big bird then dies and its remains decompose into rich, fertile soil.
- The big bird then dies and its remains decompose into rich, fertile soil.
The big bird then dies and its remains decompose into rich, fertile soil.
Plastic pollution: is it really that bad? | The Economist
- Over half of all plastic is used just once and then thrown away, taking hundreds of years to decompose.
Over half of all plastic is used just once and then thrown away, taking hundreds of years to decompose.
- Taking hundreds of years to decompose.
Taking hundreds of years to decompose.
5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals
- May I want to just try waiting for it to decompose?
May I want to just try waiting for it to decompose?
- Might wanna just try waiting for it to decompose?
Might wanna just try waiting for it to decompose?
Your Time Machine Broke - At The Worst Time In History
- A paradise for plants growing faster than their dead biomass can decompose.
A paradise for plants growing faster than their dead biomass can decompose.
- A paradise for plants, growing faster than their dead biomass can decompose.
A paradise for plants, growing faster than their dead biomass can decompose.
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- So the first thing is that a really big skill that you learn over the course of a programming education is how to decompose programming problems, right?
So the first thing is that a really big skill that you learn over the course of a programming education is how to decompose programming problems, right?
- So the first thing is that a really big skill that you learn over the course of a programming education is how to decompose programming problems, right?
So the first thing is that a really big skill that you learn over the course of a programming education is how to decompose programming problems, right?