Definitions for: Decompound


[adj] of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts.
--Hazlitt.


De`com*pound", a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound,
a.]
1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a
second time.

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


De`com*pound", n.
A decomposite.

Synonyms: compound

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