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de​com​pos​er
noun
de·​com·​pos·​er
ˌdē-kəm-ˈpō-zər

Definition

  • any of various organisms (such as many bacteria and fungi) that return constituents of organic substances to ecological cycles by feeding on and breaking down dead protoplasm
    — compare consumer, producer sense 4
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above>
de​com​pos​er
noun
de·​com·​pos·​er
ˌdē-kəm-ˈpō-zər

Definition

  • any of various organisms (such as many bacteria and fungi) that return constituents of organic substances to ecological cycles by feeding on and breaking down dead protoplasm
    — compare consumer, producer sense 4
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above