The fallen leaves began to decompose and fertilize the soil beneath the tree. From LearnThat.org.
But he did decompress, as opposed to decompose, which is how Jerry described George's summer plans. From Wordnik.com. [thenewsstar.com - Sports] Reference
"decompose" into the three component colors of images. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Whole cobs will aerate compost heaps but are slow to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Either way, they decompose fairly quickly, being 85 percent water. From Wordnik.com. [The Joys Of Mowing] Reference
When these tiny plants die, they fall to the bottom and decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Massive 'Dead Zone' Threatens Gulf Marine Life] Reference
Ammonia is always created when proteins decompose in any heap at any C/N. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
"You have every possible way that somebody could decompose," she explains. From Wordnik.com. [Love, Death, Light] Reference
"You decompose much more slowly in Minnesota than you do in Miami," says Bass. From Wordnik.com. [Down On The Body Farm] Reference
Particles of feed may decompose and irritating organisms set up an inflammation. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Americans would be repelled by many of the substances that decompose into humus. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
When proteins decompose their nitrogen content is normally released as ammonia gas. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
INFLUENCE OF AIR, would decompose more IN A GIVEN TIME than in any other of its states. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
November to the end of March, after which those which remain become soft and decompose. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Here, bodies that have been donated to science are left outside in the wood to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Marina Cashdan: The Dichotomy of Sally Mann: "The Family and the Land" at the Photographers' Gallery, London] Reference
They'd been shot to death several days earlier and left to decompose in the sweltering sun. From Wordnik.com. [Culture Of Impunity?] Reference
Seaweeds enrich the heap, decompose very rapidly, and assist other materials to break down. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Mulching will leave a visible layer of leaves that will enrich the soil once they decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Marked-down mowers that are good for fall clean-up] Reference
Garden writers call great compost like this, "stable humus," because it is slow to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Substances which have resisted all efforts to decompose them into other substances are called. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Let fruits, vegetables and other non-meat, nonfatty kitchen scraps decompose in a compost bin. From Wordnik.com. [Environment: For a Greener Garden] Reference
The idea was to process and decompose organic matter as inoffensively and rapidly as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Chemists have tried in a great many ways to decompose them, but all their efforts have failed. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Mulching will leave a visible layer of leaves, though they will enrich soil once they decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Make faster work of leaf removal] Reference
As long as a compost heap is kept moist and is turned occasionally, it will continue to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Other metals, such as magnesium and iron, decompose water rapidly, but only at higher temperatures. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Advocates say marine animals can become entangled in the bags, which take 500 to 1,000 years to decompose. From Wordnik.com. [American Samoa Bans Plastic Bags] Reference
Analyzing why this happens reveals a great deal about how to make compost piles decompose more effectively. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Rich in minerals but low in nitrogen, they are generally slow to decompose and tend to pack into an airless mass. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Because the death occurred five days ago and it's hot in Guatemala, the body must be buried soon or it will decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Francine Hardaway: How We Treat Our (Legal) Immigrants] Reference
Poplar leaves, and pine, Douglas fir, and larch needles are very slow to decompose and may take three years or longer. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
The warmer and more fertile the soil was before the addition of high C/N organic matter, the faster it will decompose. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
If we mixed the sawdust with other materials having a very low C/N, then it would decompose, along with the other items. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Green: Don't Throw It Away It takes hundreds of years for ink-jet and laser-printer cartridges to decompose in a landfill. From Wordnik.com. [Tech Notes] Reference
The metallic salts all crystallize in the anhydrous condition and decompose on heating, leaving a residue of the pure metal. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
And that one, a 1973 Grand Am, is memorable only for how quickly it began to decompose once my dad brought it home brand new. From Wordnik.com. [Personal picks: Pontiacs, modern and classic] Reference
When they run out of ink, you can pull them apart and bury the casings in your back yard, where they will decompose in a year. From Wordnik.com. [Back-to-school gadgets] Reference
Cold piles will eventually decompose and humus will eventually form but, without heat, the process can take a long, long time. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
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