Decompound /(?)/
De·com·pound
Decompound
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Decompounding
- To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
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To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts.
Decompound
a.
- Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
- Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. (Bot.)
Decompound
n.
- A decomposite.