Definition of Composting

1. Verb. (present participle of compost) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Composting

1. compost [v] - See also: compost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Composting

compositive
compositor
compositors
compositries
compositry
compossibility
compossible
compost
compost heap
compost pile
compostable
compostables
composted
composter
composters
composting (current term)
compostlike
composts
composture
compostures
composty
composure
composures
compot
compotation
compotations
compotator
compotators
compote
compotes

Literary usage of Composting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide for Conducting Treatability Studies Under CERCLA: Biodegradation by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"composting Like soil heap bioremediation, composting is similar to solid-phase ... In contrast, composting technologies typically employ a bulking agent and ..."

2. The Elements of Agriculture: A Book for Young Farmers by George Edwin Waring (1879)
"By any of the foregoing methods, muck may be prepared for use in composting. CHAPTER V. composting STABLE MANURE. IN composting stable manure in the most ..."

3. Urban Agriculture in West Africa: Contributing to Food Security and Urban by Olanrewaju B. Smith (1999)
"Given such a combination of factors, simple and labour intensive composting techniques are the most appropriate methods for composting in African cities. ..."

4. Agriculture in Some of Its Relations with Chemistry by Frank Humphreys Storer (1897)
"To all intents and purposes, " composting " occurs in both these instances. ... composting disintegrates Vegetable-Matter. Mention has already been made of ..."

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