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decompound |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decompound \De`com*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr & vb n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. 2. To reduce to constituent parts to decompose. It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts --Hazlitt. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decompound \De`com*pound"\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.] 1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. 2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decompound \De`com*pound"\, n. A decomposite. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decompound adj : of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound
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