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decompound
[ verb dee-kuhm-pound; adjective dee-kom-pound, dee-kom-pound, -kuhm- ]
/ verb ˌdi kəmˈpaʊnd; adjective diˈkɒm paʊnd, ˌdi kɒmˈpaʊnd, -kəm- /
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verb (used with object)
to decompose.
Obsolete. to compound a second or further time.
adjective
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How to use decompound in a sentence
Thus, Fig. 161 represents a four times ternately compound (in other words a ternately decompound) leaf of a common Meadow Rue.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GrayIf you propose to decompound Soap by means thereof, you must first dissolve it in a sufficient quantity of water.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph MacquerAs Acids have a greater affinity than any other substance with Alkalis, they may be very effectually employed to decompound Soap.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph MacquerTherefore, if you would decompound it by the means of an Acid, you must pour that Acid immediately on the compound.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
British Dictionary definitions for decompound
decompound
/ (ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd) /
adjective
(of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
made up of one or more compounds
verb
a less common word for decompose
obsolete to mix with or form from one or more compounds
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