COMPOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does compost mean? 

• COMPOST (noun)
  The noun COMPOST has 1 sense:

1. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

  Familiarity information: COMPOST used as a noun is very rare.

• COMPOST (verb)
  The verb COMPOST has 1 sense:

1. convert to compost

  Familiarity information: COMPOST used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPOST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("compost" is a kind of...):

composition (a mixture of ingredients)

Derivation:

compost (convert to compost)

• COMPOST (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they compost    ... he / she / it composts   
Past simple: composted   
Past participle: composted   
-ing form: composting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert to compost

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

compost organic debris

Hypernyms (to "compost" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

compost (a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer)

 Context examples 

The system, tested on an industrial scale, avoids the foul odours that are generated during the composting process.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)

L. longbeachae is normally found in soil and potting compost and is pathogenic when inhaled, being the causative agent of Pontiac fever.

(Legionella longbeachae, NCI Thesaurus)

This is a fledgling technology that uses a series of moveable and semi-permeable membranes, under which the composting process takes place.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)

According to the authors, after analysing the relationship between the physicochemical and microbiological parameters involved in the process, it can be concluded that a high-quality compost has been produced, and we have developed a tool that can be exported to other treatment plants.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)

By using this approach, the composting process is accelerated by approximately two months compared to the usual method of treating sludge in aerated piles, and by one month compared to another classic method that uses concrete containers.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)