Decompound Definition
dē-kŏmpound, dēkəm-pound
decompounds
adjective
Compounded of substances already compounded.
Webster's New World
Having or consisting of divisions that are themselves one or more times compound.
A decompound leaf.
American Heritage Medicine
Made up of parts that are themselves compound, as bipinnate leaves.
Webster's New World
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Wiktionary
verb
To compound (things already compounded)
Webster's New World
To break up (a compound) into its parts; decompose.
Webster's New World
noun
A compound containing some other compound or compounds.
Webster's New World
A decomposite.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Decompound
Noun
Singular:
decompound
Plural:
decompoundsOrigin of Decompound
-
de- + compound
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