Related Words for decomposers

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Word	Syllables	Categories
decompose	xx/	Verb, Verb
organisms	/xxx	Noun
disposal	x/x	Noun
biodegradation	xxxx/x	Noun
digester	/xx	Noun
microorganisms	xx/xxx	Noun
microbes	/x	Noun
deconstructing	xx/x	Verb
digestion	x/x	Noun
deconstruction	xx/x	Noun
disintegration	xxx/x	Noun
disgorgement	x/x	Noun
composting	/xx	Noun
putrefaction	/x/x	Noun
microbiota	xxx/x	Noun
decaying	x/x	Verb
disintegrate	x/xx	Verb
biogeochemical	/xxx/xx	Noun
scavengers	/xx	Noun
diagenesis	/x/xx	Noun
hydrolysis	x/xx	Noun
anaerobes	/xx	Noun
microbiological	xxxx/xx	Adjective
disaggregation	xxx/x	Noun
desulfurization	/x/x/x	Noun
detritus	x/x	Noun
bacteria	x/xx	Noun, Adjective
invertebrates	x/xx	Noun
catabolism	x/xxx	Noun
dismutase	xx/	Noun
detoxification	xxxx/x	Noun
ecosystems	/xxx	Noun
oxidoreductase	/xx/xx	Noun
metabolites	x/xx	Noun
metabolize	x/xx	Verb
incinerators	x/xxx	Noun
enzymes	/x	Noun
droppings	/x	Noun
organelles	xx/	Noun
hydroperoxide	x/x/x	Adjective
peroxide	x/x	Adjective
herbivores	/xx	Noun
feeders	/x	Noun
recycle	x/x	Verb
producers	x/x	Noun
consumers	x/x	Noun
predators	/xx	Noun
fungi	/x	Noun
litter	/x	Noun
aerobic	x/x	Adjective
fungal	/x	Adjective
feed	/	Noun
anaerobic	xx/x	Adjective
parasites	/xx	Noun
break	/	Verb
bacterial	x/xx	Adjective
release	x/	Verb
consume	x/	Verb
convert	/x	Verb
plants	/	Noun
primary	/xx	Adjective
soil	/	Noun
act	/	Verb
animals	/xx	Noun
matter	/x	Noun
wood	/	Noun
systems	/x	Noun
secondary	/xxx	Adjective
role	/	Noun
activities	x/xx	Noun
important	x/x	Adjective
active	/x	Adjective
return	x/	Verb
food	/	Noun
play	/	Verb
material	x/xx	Noun
are	/	Verb
action	/x	Noun
obtain	x/	Verb
include	x/	Verb
help	/	Verb
major	/x	Adjective
called	/	Verb
live	/	Verb
accelerators	x/xxx	Noun
carnivores	/xx	Noun
colonizers	/xxx	Noun
formers	/x	Noun
genera	/xx	Noun
grazers	/x	Noun
initiators	x/xxx	Noun
motivators	/xxx	Noun
pests	/	Noun
phyla	/x	Noun
pollinators	/xxx	Noun