decomposer
a person or thing that decomposes.
Ecology. an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.
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How to use decomposer in a sentence
When a living thing dies, its tissue becomes food for decomposers.
However, he said nothing, and felt sure his morphia could not be detected in beer by any decomposer but the stomach.
Hard Cash | Charles ReadeYou put in a good inferior article of plumbing,—such as you find everywhere—and add my decomposer, and there you are.
The American Claimant | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for decomposer
/ (ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊzə) /
ecology any organism in a community, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue enabling the constituents to be recycled to the environment: See also consumer (def. 3), producer (def. 8)
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Scientific definitions for decomposer
[ dē′kəm-pō′zər ]
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