Definition that contains decomposing
- bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
- digestion the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- rancid (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- cryonics the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
- nurse log a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants
- subclass infusoria in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
- peat bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
- bacillus globigii a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
- grass bacillus a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
- qualitative analysis the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements