decompound

noun, adj, verb — 5 senses

decompound

noun

UK /dɪˈkɒmpaʊnd/

Etymology From de- + compound.

1

A decomposite.

decompound

adj

Etymology From de- + compound.

1

Compound of Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Several times compounded or divided

decompound leaf/stem

decompound

verb

Etymology From de- + compound.

1

To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to recompound.

2

To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

It divides and decompounds objects into […] parts.1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table:

Derived terms: decompoundable, decompoundly, supradecompound, undecompounded

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