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de·com·pos·er

(dē′kəm-pō′zər)
n.
An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, thus making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.
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decomposer

(ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzə)
n
(Biology) ecology any organism in a community, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue enabling the constituents to be recycled to the environment. See also consumer 3, producer 8
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de•com•pos•er

(ˌdi kəmˈpoʊ zər)

n.
1. a person or thing that decomposes.
2. an organism, usu. a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.
[1815–25]
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de·com·pos·er

(dē′kəm-pō′zər)
An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter. Decomposers make essential nutrients available to plants and other organisms in the ecosystem.
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Translations
مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّلَه
rozkládající síla/činitel
szétbontó erõ
sem veldur rotnun
rozkladajúci činiteľ
ayrıştıran

decompose

(diːkəmˈpouz) verb
(of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot. Corpses decompose quickly in heat. ontbind, verrot يُحَلِّل، يَتَحَلَّل разлагам се decompor rozkládat se verwesen rådne; nedbrydes αποσυνθέτω, αποσυντίθεμαι descomponerse lagundama, mädanema متلاشی شدن؛ تجزیه شدن maatua décomposer לְהַרקִיב, לְהִתפָּרֵק सड़ना, गलना, अपघटित हो जाना trunuti, raspadati se elrothad membusuk rotna decomporre, decomporsi 腐敗分解する 분해되다, 부패하다 (su)irti sairt; trūdēt urai ontbinden bryte ned, oppløse, råtne rozkładać (się) تحليل كول، تجزيه كول، جلاجلا كول، برخې برخې كول، خوسا كول، جلاجلا كېدل، خو سا كېدل decompor a (se) des­compune разлагаться rozkladať sa razkrajati (se) raspadati se lösa[s] upp, bryta[s] ner, ruttna ทําให้เน่าเปื่อย (ทางชีววิทยา) çürümek 腐爛 розкладати(ся); гнити گلنا ، تحلیل ہونا phân huỷ 腐烂
decomposition (diːkompəˈziʃən) noun
ontbinding, verrotting تَحَلُّل، انْحِلال разлагане decomposição rozklad die Verwesung forrådnelse; nedbrydelse αποσύνθεση descomposición lagundamine, mädanemine تجزیه؛ تلاشی maatuminen décomposition הִתְפַּקרוּת सड़न, अपघटन, विश्लेषण raspadati se, trunuti (fel)bomlás pembusukan rotnun decomposizione 腐敗分解 부패, 분해 irimas sairšana; trūdēšana pereputan ontbinding nedbrytning, oppløsning, forråtnelse rozkład تجزيه ، تلاشى decomposição des­com­punere разложение rozklad razkrajanje raspadanje upplösning, sönderfall, förruttnelse การเน่าเปื่อย çürüme 腐爛,分解 розпад; розклад عمل تحلیل sự phân huỷ 腐烂,分解
ˌdecomˈposer noun
something that causes a substance to rot or break up into simpler parts. ontbinder مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّلَه нещо, което спомага за разлагането decompositor rozkládající síla/činitel der Zersetzer noget, som nedbryder; noget, som skaber forrådnelse παράγοντας που προκαλεί αποσύνθεση agente de descomposición lagundaja تجزیه کننده hajottaja agent de décomposition מפרק विच्छिन, सड़ाने या विश्लेषण करने वाला koji uzrokuje truljenje szétbontó erő, szer pembusuk sem veldur rotnun agente di decomposizione 腐敗分解作用のあるもの 분해자 ardomoji/skaidomoji medžiaga viela, kas veicina sairšanu/trūdēšanu pengurai ontbindingsmiddel noe som bryter ned; kompostkvern środek rozkładający تجزیه کول agent de descompunere редуцент rozkladajúci činiteľ razkrojilo izazivač raspadanje nedbrytare สิ่งที่ทําให้เน่าเปื่อย ayrıştıran 分解物 редуцент محلل cái gây ra sự phân huỷ 分解体(分解已败死的原生质之有机体)
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