Definition of decompounds Decompounds
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What does decompounds mean?
Wiktionary 
- decompounds (Noun)
Plural of decompound.
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| decompound - of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound |
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Wiktionary
- decompound (Noun)
A decomposite. - decompound (Verb)
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time. - decompound (Verb)
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose. - decompound (Adjective)
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. - decompound (Adjective)
Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decompound (v. t.)
To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. - decompound (v. t.)
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose. - decompound (a.)
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. - decompound (a.)
Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. - decompound (n.)
A decomposite.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decompound
de-kom-pownd′, 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. [L. de, and compound.]
