Synonyms and Antonyms of decompose

separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts (verb.change)

lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current (verb.change)

break down (verb.change)

undergo decay or decomposition (verb.change)

change in physical make-up (verb.change)

divide into components or constituents (verb.contact)

break down naturally through the action of biological agents (verb.change)

suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste (verb.change)

soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture (verb.change)

to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms (verb.change)

reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking (verb.change)

cause to undergo fission or lose particles (verb.change)

the organic phenomenon of rotting (noun.phenomenon)

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

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (noun.state)

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current (noun.process)

the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation (noun.process)

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

the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)