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Definition of: decompose
(dē′kəm·pōz′) v.t. & v.i. ·posed, ·pos·ing
1. To separate into constituent parts or elements.
2. To decay; putrefy.
—de′com·pos′·a·ble adjective
—de′com·pos′er noun
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