decompound

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ compound.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈkɒmpaʊnd/

Noun

decompound (plural decompounds)

1. A decomposite.

Adjective

decompound (not comparable)

1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
2. (botany) Several times compounded or divided

   decompound leaf/stem

   Synonym: decomposite

Verb

decompound (third-person singular simple present decompounds, present participle decompounding, simple past and past participle decompounded)

1. To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to recompound.
2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
   • 1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table:

     It divides and decompounds objects into […] parts.

Derived terms

• decompoundable
• decompoundly
• supradecompound
• undecompounded

 

References

• “decompound”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• compounded