Definition of "decomposes" [decomposes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompose. (verb)

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• "Next, this unstable atom, this new radio-element which we have called decomposes exponentially with a half-life of three minutes."
• "Self. detach, by Tim Horntrich and Jens Wunderling "decomposes" Flickr self-portraits into grains of colored sand, literally materializing the pixels; Caleb Larsen's"
• "The humus decomposes further into a “load of loose molecules,” which are carried off by wind and water."