decompose

英 [diːkəm'pəʊz] 美[,dikəm'poz]

• vi. 分解；使腐烂
• vt. 分解；腐烂

1. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

2. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current;

"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

3. break down;

"The bodies decomposed in the heat"