What is the meaning of decompose?

Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts.
- synonyms: break up, break down
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.
- usage: "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
- synonyms: disintegrate, decay
Break down.
- usage: "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
- synonyms: rot, molder, moulder

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