decomposition

Noun

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

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

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

• in a decomposed state

• the analysis of a vector field

Related words

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