decomposition

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Noun

decomposition (plural decompositions)

1. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
2. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
3. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts

Related terms

• decompose

Translations

biological process

Bulgarian: гниене (bg) n., разлагане (bg) n. Catalan: descomposició (ca) f. Finnish: hajoaminen (fi) French: décomposition (fr) f. German: Zersetzung (de) f., Abbau (de) m. Greek: αποσύνθεση (el) (aposýnthesi) f.

Haitian Creole: dekonpozisyon Italian: decomposizione (it) f. Norwegian: nedbrytning (no) m. and f. Portuguese: decomposição (pt) f. Romanian: descompunere (ro) f. Spanish: descomposición (es) f.

act of taking something apart

Bulgarian: разглобяване (bg) n. Finnish: hajottaminen, erittely French: démontage (fr) m. German: Zerlegung (de) f.

Greek: διάλυση (el) (diálysi) f. Portuguese: decomposição (pt) f. Romanian: demontare (ro) f., descompunere (ro) f.

splitting into constituent parts

Bulgarian: разлагане (bg) n. Dutch: decompositie (nl) f. Finnish: hajotelma French: décomposition (fr) f. German: Zerlegung (de) f.

Greek: διάσπαση (el) (diáspasi) f. Haitian Creole: dekonpozisyon Portuguese: decomposição (pt) f. Romanian: descompunere (ro) f.