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decompound Definition

de·com·pound (dē′kəm po̵und′; also, and for n., usually, dē käm′po̵und′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to compound (things already compounded)
  2. to break up (a compound) into its parts; decompose

adjective

  1. compounded of substances already compounded
  2. Bot. made up of parts that are themselves compound, as bipinnate leaves

noun

a compound containing some other compound or compounds