decomposer

noun
/diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From decompose + -er.

  1. borrowed from décomposer
  2. suffixed as decomposer — “decompose + er

Definitions

  1. A substance or an organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process…

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

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for decomposer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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