Compost vs Decomposition - What's the difference?
compost | decomposition |
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
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(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
* Hammond
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom or a compound) into constituent parts
As nouns the difference between compost and decomposition
is that compost is the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer while decomposition is a biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.As a verb compost
is to produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.compost
English
(wikipedia compost)Noun
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Verb
(en verb)- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.