Decompose \De`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decomposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decomposing}.] [Cf. F. d['e]composer. Cf. {Discompose}.] To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. [1913 Webster]
Decomposed \De`com*posed"\, a. (Zool.) Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent. [1913 Webster]
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "decomposed": bad, cankered, carious, corrupt, decayed, festering, foul, gangrened, gangrenous, gone bad, mortified, necrosed, necrotic, peccant, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rotten, rotting, sphacelated, spoiled, suppurating, suppurative, ulcerated