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Decompound
Pronunciation : De`com*pound"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Decompounding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De`com*pound"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]
Definition : 1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De`com*pound"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A decomposite.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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