decompound
(adjective) of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
decompound (plural decompounds)
A decomposite.
decompound (not comparable)
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
decompound (third-person singular simple present decompounds, present participle decompounding, simple past and past participle decompounded)
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
• compounded
Source: Wiktionary
De`com*pound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Decompounding.] Etym: [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.
De`com*pound", a. Etym: [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]
1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
De`com*pound", n.
Definition: A decomposite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 March 2025
(adjective) existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; “an indwelling divinity”; “an indwelling goodness”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
