decomposableadj.
/diːkəmˈpəʊzəb(ə)l/ Capable of being decomposed, or separated into its constituent elements. (Usually in reference to chemical decomposition.)
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > separated into constituents > able to be
resoluble?a1425
dissoluble1534
dissolvable?1541
resolvible1652
discerpible1655
discerptible1667
resolvable1771
analysable1784
decomposable1784
decompoundable1797
decomponible1859
1784 Kirwan in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 180 Plumbago cannot be supposed decomposable by red precipitate.
1806 W. Henry Epitome Chem. (ed. 4) 406 Decomposible substances.
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics vii. 73 This white light will possess the remarkable property of..being decomposable only by absorption.
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) iv. 83 Animal matter of a highly decomposable character.
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