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decompound
transitive verb
- Obsolete to compound (things already compounded)
- to break up (a compound) into its parts; decompose
adjective
- compounded of substances already compounded
- Bot. made up of parts that are themselves compound, as bipinnate leaves
noun
a compound containing some other compound or compounds
See decompound in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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