decompose
Verb
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Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts (synset 200209582)
domain category: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionshypernym: separate - divide into components or constituentshyponym:
- digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
- dissociate - to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
- crack - reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
synonym: break down, break up -
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current (synset 200399980)
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"domain category: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactionshypernym: change integrity - change in physical make-upsynonym: decay, disintegrateverb group: disintegrate - cause to undergo fission or lose particles
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Break down (synset 200210263)
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"hypernym: decay - undergo decay or decompositionhyponym:
- biodegrade - break down naturally through the action of biological agents
- hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
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