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decomˈposing, ppl. a. [-ing2.] That decomposes; usually intr. undergoing decomposition, in process of organic decay.
1833Thirlwall in Philol. Museum II. 546 The decomposing hand has grown tired of its work. 1862Ansted Channel Isl. ii. x. (ed. 2) 263 Veins of soft clay and some of decomposing greenstone. 1870H. Macmillan Bible Teach. viii. 153 These plants die, and form by their decomposing remains a rich and fertile mould. |