Decomposition Synonyms and Antonyms

dē-kŏmpə-zĭshən
Rot, breakdown
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decay
  2. disintegration
  3. dissolution
  4. breakdown
Antonyms:
  1. growth
  2. development
  3. improvement
  4. combination
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rot
  2. rotting
  3. putrefaction
The analysis of a vector field
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. vector decomposition
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decomposition reaction
  2. chemical decomposition reaction

Words Related to Decomposition

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Decomposition Sentence Examples

  • This investigator held that the decomposition of the sugar molecules takes place outside the cell wall.

  • Adding moisture speeds up decomposition.

  • The digestion of fat or oil has not been adequately investigated, but its decomposition in germinating seeds has been found to be due to an enzyme, which has been called lipase.

  • The theories propounded may be divided into two groups, namely, those ascribing to petroleum an inorganic origin, and those which regard it as the result of the decomposition of organic matter.

  • It was discovered in 1838 by Piria as a decomposition product of salicin.

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