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non- +‎ decomposition

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nondecomposition (uncountable)

  1. Absence of decomposition; failure to decompose.
    • 2011, Dale Ensminger, Leonard J. Bond, Ultrasonics: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Applications: Third Edition, page 614:
      The particles of liquid enter the body at room temperature, which is desirable both from the standpoint of comfort to the patient and from that of nondecomposition of the pharmaceutical material being inhaled.