English Explanatory Dictionary

decomposer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance or an organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material.

Pronunciation

/diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/

Word forms

decomposer decomposers

Etymology

From decompose + -er.

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