Definition of Decomposition

the state or process of decaying or rotting

Examples of Decomposition in a sentence

We learned that decomposition is the process of breaking down organic substances into simpler forms of matter.  🔊

After ripping off a leaf from a branch in my front yard, I placed it in my room to monitor the process of decomposition.  🔊

Embalming is the practice of delaying the decomposition of the human body after death.  🔊

At the landfill, the decomposition process is in full swing, turning much of the garbage into gasses.  🔊

I spent years at the science lab studying the process of decomposition, in the hopes of finding a way to eliminate it in certain substances.  🔊

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