Decomposer

Noun CEFR B2

diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisdécomposer décomposeur

DeutschDestruent Reduzent Zersetzer

Italianodecompositore

7 more languages

العربيةالمحلّل

한국어분해자

Nederlandsreducent

Polskirozkładarka

Svenskanedbrytare

ไทยผู้ย่อยสลาย

Examples

“Admitted farm dung is a slow decomposer, but we have ⟳ moisture in the dung and heat in the soil to bring ⟳ about decomposition […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Decomposes Decomposing decomposite Decomposition decomposition potential decompositionality

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