Decompound

[,di:kәm'paund]

Definition

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

Checker: Melanie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.

(v. t.) To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

(a.) Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.

(a.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.

(n.) A decomposite.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Analyze, decompose.

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Definition

v.t. to compound again: to compound things already compounded; also to divide a thing into its constituent parts.—adj. compounded a second time.—adj. Decompound′able.

Editor: Roxanne