De·com·pose v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decomposed p. pr. & vb. n. Decomposing.] 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.
decomposing
adj : becoming rotten; "a field covered with thousands of
decomposing bodies"; "John Brown's body lies
a-moldering in the grave" [syn: moldering, mouldering]