Decompose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪslˈɔɪəlɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːkəmpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːkəmpˈəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪslˈɔɪəlɾi/.

Examples

the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
The bodies decomposed in the heat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decay break up molder moulder rot break down disintegrate

Parts of Speech

verb	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
verb	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current “the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
verb	break down “The bodies decomposed in the heat”

Word Forms

decomposition	noun	(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
disintegration	noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
decay	noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
rot	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rotting	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zersetzen

(Stoffe) in Bestandteile oder Teile zerlegen

🇫🇷French

décomposer

séparer (substances) en éléments ou parties constitutifs

🇪🇸Spanish

descomponer

separar (sustancias) en elementos o partes constituyentes

🇮🇹Italian

decomporsi

separare (sostanze) in elementi costitutivi o parti

🇳🇱Dutch

ontleden

scheid (stoffen) in samenstellende elementen of delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

decompor

separar (substâncias) em elementos ou partes constituintes

🇷🇺Russian

разлагать

разделять (вещества) на составные элементы или части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुलना

(पदार्थों को) घटक तत्वों या भागों में अलग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পচন

উপাদান উপাদান বা অংশে পৃথক (পদার্থ)

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைந்துவிடும்

(பொருட்களை) தொகுதி கூறுகள் அல்லது பகுதிகளாக பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్ళిపోతాయి

(పదార్థాలను) రాజ్యాంగ మూలకాలు లేదా భాగాలుగా వేరు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजणे

घटक घटक किंवा भागांमध्ये (पदार्थ) वेगळे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિઘટન

ઘટક તત્વો અથવા ભાગોમાં અલગ (પદાર્થો).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

(ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು) ಘಟಕ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗಗಳಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഘടിപ്പിക്കുക

(പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളെ) ഘടക ഘടകങ്ങളായോ ഭാഗങ്ങളായോ വേർതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਪੋਜ਼

(ਪਦਾਰਥ) ਨੂੰ ਸੰਘਟਕ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

گلنا

(مادہ) کو جزوی عناصر یا حصوں میں الگ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分解

将（物质）分离成组成元素或部分

🇯🇵Japanese

分解する

（物質を）構成要素または部分に分ける

🇰🇷Korean

분해하다

(물질)을 구성 요소나 부분으로 분리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân hủy

tách (chất) thành các phần tử hoặc bộ phận cấu thành

🇹🇭Thai

สลายตัว

แยก (สาร) ออกเป็นองค์ประกอบหรือส่วนต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membusuk

memisahkan (zat) menjadi unsur atau bagian penyusunnya

🇵🇭Filipino

mabulok

hiwalay (substances) sa bumubuo ng mga elemento o bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

mereput

memisahkan (zat) kepada unsur atau bahagian konstituen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتحلل

فصل (المواد) إلى العناصر أو الأجزاء المكونة لها

🇮🇷Persian

تجزیه کنند

(مواد) را به عناصر یا اجزای تشکیل دهنده جدا کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrışmak

(maddeleri) kurucu elementlere veya parçalara ayırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵק

נפרדים (חומרים) ליסודות או חלקים מרכיבים

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