decomposition
noun
[ ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃn ]
• the state or process of rotting; decay.
• "the decomposition of organic waste"
Similar:
decay,
rotting,
going bad,
putrefaction,
putrescence,
putridity,
festering,
spoilage,
perishing,
corruption,
breaking up,
breaking apart,
fragmenting,
disintegration,
crumbling,
dissolution,
dissolving,
breaking down,
decaying,
separation,
division,
breakdown,
break-up,
dissection,
atomization,
resolution,
analysis,
reduction,
fractionation,