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decomposers

decomposers is the plural of decomposer.

Meaning of decomposer

Noun

decomposer (plural decomposers)

  1. 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 […]1893, The Planters' Monthly, volume 12, page 202

Questions about decomposers

What is decomposers the plural of?
Decomposers is the plural of decomposer.

Words near decomposers in the dictionary

  1. decomposability
  2. decomposable
  3. decompose
  4. decomposed
  5. decomposer
  6. decomposers
  7. decomposes
  8. decomposing
  9. decomposite
  10. decomposited
  11. decomposites

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