Decompound
1Decompound — De com*pound , a. [Pref. de (intens.) + compound, a.] 1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. [1913 Webster] …
2Decompound — De com*pound , n. A decomposite. [1913 Webster] …
3Decompound — De com*pound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.] 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to… …
4decompound — index decay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5decompound — [dē΄kəm pound′; ] also, and for n. [, ] usually [, dē käm′pound΄] vt. 1. Obs. to compound (things already compounded) 2. to break up (a compound) into its parts; decompose adj. 1. compounded of substances already compounded 2. Bot. made up of… …
6decompound — adjective Date: circa 1793 of a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound …
7decompound — v. /dee keuhm pownd /; adj. /dee kom pownd, dee kom pownd , keuhm /, v.t. 1. to decompose. 2. Obs. to compound a second or further time. adj. 3. Bot. divided into compound divisions. 4. composed of compounds the parts of which are also compounds …
8decompound — v. compound with things that are already composite; reduce to constituent parts …
9decompound — I. v. a. Analyze, decompose. II. a. Recompounded, repeatedly compounded …
10decompound — de·compound …
