decomposernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdiː.kəmˈpəʊz.ər/us/ˌdiː.kəmˈpoʊz.ɚ/specializedan organism such as a bacterium or fungus that makes dead plant and animal material decay
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- amoeba
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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