- To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of
saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a
process invented by Sir William Burnett.
- Computer program that breaks a process down into well-defined steps - Ed comes up with an essay on decay - The act or process of resolving the constituent
parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts;
separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution
consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a
compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc. - The state of being reduced into original elements. - Repeated composition; a combination of compounds.