decomposer

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decomposer

/diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ UK

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From decompose + -er.

noun decomposers

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 […]

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한국어	분해자 bunhaeja
中文	分解者 fēnjiězhě
Français	décomposeur
Deutsch	Zersetzer, Destruent, Reduzent
Italiano	decompositore

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@misc{decomposer_2026,
  title = {decomposer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decomposer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}