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Synonyms for decomposition
-kɒm pəˈzɪʃ ənde·com·po·si·tion

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  1. decomposition, vector decompositionnoun

    the analysis of a vector field

    Synonyms:
    disintegration, vector decomposition, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, putrefaction, rot, rotting, decomposition reaction

  2. decomposition, disintegrationnoun

    in a decomposed state

    Synonyms:
    disintegration, vector decomposition, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, annihilation, dissolution, radioactive decay, putrefaction, rot, rotting, decomposition reaction

  3. decomposition, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reactionnoun

    (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

    Synonyms:
    disintegration, vector decomposition, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, putrefaction, rot, rotting, decomposition reaction

  4. decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefactionnoun

    (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

    Synonyms:
    putrefaction, bunkum, hogwash, decomposition reaction, guff, chemical decomposition reaction, decay, bunk, degeneracy, buncombe, rotting, depravity, vector decomposition, depravation, corruption, rot, disintegration

  5. decay, decompositionnoun

    the organic phenomenon of rotting

    Synonyms:
    disintegration, chemical decomposition reaction, putrefaction, radioactive decay, vector decomposition, decline, rot, rotting, decay, decomposition reaction

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  1. decompositionnoun

    Synonyms:
    analysis, resolution

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  1. List of paraphrases for "decomposition":

    decay, decomposing, breakdown, consist, degradation

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How to use decomposition in a sentence?

  1. Leuven PhD student Elien Rosier:

    We sampled the remains during six months of decomposition and we could identify 452 different compounds, from all those compounds we searched for human specific compounds using principal component analysis and we could identify a combination of eight compounds that were specific for human and pig remains.

  2. Marion Barber II:

    He was real specific in his will that he didn’t want that, we are going to respect that. But in the condition his body was in, according to the examiner, that probably would have been a moot point because of the decomposition.

  3. Pat Stayton:

    Both of the dogs reacted to the trunk of the silver Nissan that the defendant had driven and that the blue laundry basket was recovered from, indicating that the dogs were responding to the scent of human decomposition in the vehicle.

  4. Bill Bennett:

    For a child's life to be successful, the forces of composition have to be greater than the forces of decomposition.

  5. Cyril Wecht:

    The body has undergone extensive decomposition at this point, now it's all over. There's no way meaningful scientific studies can be done. But there’s no question about the pneumonia. This was shown and proven. There’s no question at all about the advanced pneumonia or the iron deficiency. That cannot be avoided… Still, it’s all too late now.


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