Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decomposed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Decomposed \De`com*posed"\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when
the feathers are divergent.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decomposed
adj : broken down or disintegrated by rot; "a badly decomposed
body"
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