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Decomposition vs Veratrol - What's the difference?

decomposition | veratrol |

As nouns the difference between decomposition and veratrol

is that decomposition is a biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost while veratrol is a liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.

decomposition

English

(wikipedia decomposition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

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    * decompose

    veratrol

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.
    • (Webster 1913)