DECOMPOUND

decompound

(adjective) of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decompound (plural decompounds)

A decomposite.

Adjective

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.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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